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Temasek-owned Mapletree Investments is preparing a perpetual bond, hiring two firms to work on the transaction. The currency is yet to be decided, but the firm is mulling between US and Singapore dollars.

Dasin Retail Trust has thrown open books to its S$146m ($102m) listing in Singapore, kicking off the southeast Asian IPO market for 2017.

Dasin Retail Trust could be the first out of the gate with a decent-sized southeast Asian IPO this year, with books slated to launch as early as this week.

A subsidiary of Malaysian telecommunications company Axiata Group has expanded the bookrunner group of a $400m loan, which was overhauled and boosted from the original $100m in November.

Bank Negara Indonesia is wrapping up a $750m borrowing with nine mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners, returning to the loan market after a two year break. As liquidity is still abundant, the borrower is raising its biggest syndicated deal, with bankers saying that government backed names from the country will remain popular. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Nine banks have banded together to arrange a $750m dual tranche facility for Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI).

Two banks are understood to be working on a financing to support Tata AutoComp Systems’ acquisition of an engine cooling supplier.

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Citic Resources Holdings signed a $310m three year self-arranged term loan on Thursday, with five banks joining the trade.

China’s Shougang Corp and ABC International were among the mix of five bond offerings by Asian issuers on Wednesday in the offshore bond market.

Asia’s debt capital markets opened with a bang on Wednesday with five issuers fighting for attention. Investors have plenty of choice including a euro deal and a trio of dollar offerings from Chinese FIG and corporate names.

Loncin’s debut international bond squeaked into the quiet dim sum market on Monday, raising Rmb800m ($116m). However, the outlook for offshore renminbi debt remains poor as issuers and investors stay away.