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Dongfeng Nissan Auto Finance enjoyed strong support from its traditional investor base — Chinese banks and onshore arms of Japanese banks — as it sold a Rmb4.5bn ($665.7m) securitization on July 19. The deal came as looser onshore liquidity gave banks more cash to buy ABS papers.

Commodities trader Trafigura has launched a $1.5bn-equivalent dual-currency borrowing into general syndication.

India’s Housing Development Finance Corp, which is expected to wrap up senior syndication of a $750m loan soon, is gearing up for the next phase of the syndication process.

Singapore dollar issuance has been moving at a snail’s pace over the past few months as nervous investors opt to keep their hands in their pockets. But a generous slew of upcoming redemptions may change that.

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.

The onshore arm of DBS bagged Rmb3bn ($448.3m) from the Chinese bond market on Tuesday, marking its first trade since 2015 that carries a tenor of more than one year. The transaction was also the second bond from a Singaporean lender in the mainland this year.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) raised $500m from a five year bullet bond on Monday, proving investment grade issuers can still secure deals if the price is right.

CCB Financial Leasing Corp sold the only dollar bond from Asia ex-Japan this week, raising $400m from a five year floating rate note on Thursday. But bankers and analysts said that the once robust demand for the format is already showing signs of decreasing.

TVS Logistics has attracted eight participants during the syndication of its latest dual-currency borrowing.

Singaporean commodities company Vitol Asia has attracted 19 participants to its one year revolving credit facility.

DBS's Singapore-based syndicate banker Cleaven Yu is set to head up a new debt capital markets origination team in Shanghai from next month.

Commitments from a 15-strong syndicate group has allowed China’s Kingboard Chemical Holdings to increase its loan to HK$7bn ($892m) from HK$6bn.