CITIC Securities

China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) bagged $1bn on Wednesday from an exchangeable bond linked to Postal Savings Bank of China’s stock, which has rallied this year. But the deal was more than just an opportunistic trade — it used a relatively rare structure in the equity-linked market, writes Jonathan Breen.

China Resources Land is coming back to the Panda market with a Rmb6bn ($941.6m) three year deal.

Indonesia’s Medco Energi Internasional and China’s GCL New Energy Holdings bagged $500m each from debt investors on Tuesday, showing the appeal of the commodities and renewable industries.

Onshore investors forced red chip issuer Country Garden Holdings to pull a Rmb1.8bn ($281.2m) three year bond on Tuesday. It would have been the real estate company’s first deal in the Panda market since September 2016.

Hong Kong-listed Sinopec Oilfield Service Corp has hired CICC, Citic CLSA Securities, Deutsche Bank and Guotai Junan to help raise up to HK$6.3bn ($805.7m) in new equity.

Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional has sold a $320.8m exchangeable sukuk with Hong Kong-listed Citic Securities as the underlying stock, taking advantage of a rally in the broker’s shares.

Indonesia’s Tunas Baru Lampung printed its first international bond on Wednesday, a few months after attempting a transaction in Singapore dollars.

Property developer Country Garden Holdings is planning a return to the Panda bond market on Friday, after approaching onshore investors with a Rmb1.8bn ($279.8m) three year bond. It will be the first time the company has sold a Panda in the interbank bond market.

China Hongqiao Group's shares fell after it completed a HK$6.2bn ($798m) top-up placement on Monday to pay down some of its debt.

Mizuho Bank opened the Japanese Panda bond market on January 12, sharing the title of first issuer in the category with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). But instead of aiming for a blockbuster transaction, Mizuho treaded carefully – raising just Rmb500m ($77m) from the debut deal.

Tata Steel, Tunas Baru Lampung and State Bank of India are on the prowl for dollars as they kick off their annual fundraising activities.

India’s IL&FS Transportation Networks sold a Rmb900m ($138.21m) offshore renminbi bond on Wednesday, making it the first high yield issuer to seal a deal in the market in more than 16 months.