Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse has named Makoto Kuwahara as chief executive officer for Japan, effective in November.

Redco Properties Group sold a $200m two year bond on Thursday, joining a growing list of issuers that have relied on anchor support for their fundraisings.

The US corporate bond market slowed to a trickle this week with just a handful of smaller deals as desks thinned out ahead of the Labor Day holiday.

BMW and Daimler reopened Europe's corporate bond market on Thursday in emphatic style, reminiscent of the market's usual reopenings after Christmas, when car companies often take the lead. Such a clear and classical restart to issuance, this early in August, is unusual.

Pakistan is making a quick comeback to the loan market, seeking $200m, amid a mounting debt crisis in the country. But economists and bankers said numerous funding avenues are available for the sovereign to manage its $12bn of outstanding debt.

Russia’s Mechel has signed a $1bn-equivalent loan facility, as the metals and mining group pushes ahead with plans to restructure its debt portfolio by the end of 2018.

Chinese bond issuers were the first out of the gate on Thursday, vying for investors’ attention after public holidays in many parts of Asia shut markets on Wednesday.

Credit Suisse sold Sfr300m of perpetual non-call six year tier one capital bonds on Wednesday.

The pipeline of Asian IPOs headed for the US is shaping up for September, with the latest crop of issuers all starting to drum up investor interest.

Credit Suisse has rejigged the leadership of its private bank in Asia, making Francois Monnet and Benjamin Cavalli heads of the division for north and south Asia respectively.

Credit Suisse has appointed a new head of its equity-linked debt business in EMEA, following Frank Heitmann’s move to a senior investment banking coverage role.

KBS Realty Advisors is preparing to float its second Reit in Singapore backed by US commercial properties, bankers close to the deal said.