Crédit Agricole

South Korea’s Woori Bank returned to the debt market on Monday, raising $300m from a Basel III-compliant tier two bond.

State-owned China National Building Material has kicked off its debut syndication through three bookrunners, seeking $160m from the fundraising.

Industrial Bank of Korea has sold its first social bond, but only after months of waiting for the market to calm.

Société du Grand Paris, a French agency that plans to sell its debut bond issue later this year, has launched the first ever Green Euro Medium Term Note programme — a move that bankers and experts said could bring a range of benefits to the issuer and the wider SRI market.

China Aircraft Leasing is back with a $790m borrowing, pushing for a longer tenor to support its aircraft purchasing.

Reliance Industries has made a quick return to the offshore loan market with a $2.7bn refinancing deal, having picked 17 banks to act as mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Jean-Yves Hocher leaves a legacy of stability at Crédit Agricole CIB but his retirement will bring fresh energy to a unit with growth ambitions, writes David Rothnie.

Nonghyup Bank returned to the dollar market on Monday, making the most of an improvement in investor sentiment. The South Korean bank was able to price its new bond with little to no new issue premium.

Concerns from some fund managers about the terms of Altice’s new €2.5bn-equivalent bond were swamped by orders from other investors eager to bag single-B paper with a big coupon from a core high yield issuer. After a series of successful investor push-backs on deal terms, the debt laden French telecom proved this week that borrowers still can walk away with loose covenants, writes Victor Jimenez.

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) raised $600m with a green bond on Wednesday, offering no new issue premium to an investor base desperate for environmentally friendly assets.

The Republic of Korea has named five banks to lead its upcoming bond issuance.

Birla Carbon has closed a $1.2bn multi-tranche loan after attracting six participants during senior syndication, according to a banker close to the situation.