Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse returned to the Australian dollar market after a four year absence on Thursday, selling a benchmark deal through its Sydney subsidiary. Strong investor appetite, particularly for a fixed rate tranche, allowed the bank to sell its largest ever trade in the currency.

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Indonesian agricultural company Japfa is expected to open books for its Singapore IPO in the middle of July, in a deal likely to raise between S$250m ($200m) and S$300m.

Indonesian company Samudra Energy, which operates in the oil and gas sector, is looking to list on the Singapore exchange in an IPO expected to raise around $220m.

Unifin Financiera and Celulosa Arauco y Constitución (Arauco) took the visible LatAm new issue pipeline up to at least eight with roadshow announcements this week as companies from the region flock to a welcoming market.

Chinese investors took centre stage on July 8 as they committed in droves to a S$158m ($127m) top-up placement for Singapore-listed SIIC Environment.

China Huarong Asset Management Corporation (AMC), one of China’s four big AMCs, is out with guidance for its inaugural international bond.

Short dated sterling paper was the only visible supply in senior on Tuesday, with Credit Suisse and Dexia Crédit Local both hitting the market. Dexia was planning to sell a three year fixed rate bond, while CS opted for a two year floater.

Middle East-focused oil trader BB Energy has signed an oversubscribed $175m one year loan from 20 banks, in a deal that lenders say typifies the ample cash available to borrowers.

Credit Suisse has named Sharhan Muhseen as the head of financial institutions for southeast Asia, in a newly created position that will see him take charge of deal sourcing and origination for the region.

Mobile game distributor iDreamSky Technology has filed a prospectus to list on the Nasdaq, as it looks to raise $115m.

Indonesian agricultural company Japfa is expected to open books for its Singapore IPO in the middle of July, in a deal likely to raise between S$250m ($200m) and S$300m.