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China Construction Bank (CCB) Financial Leasing Corp has hired eight banks to prepare for its outing to the dollar bond market as early as next week. Meanwhile, Weichai Power is gearing up for its maiden offshore bond, which will be in either US dollars or euros. -
French financial institutions and corporates have been quick to jump at the funding opportunity offered by the offshore RMB bond market. Despite the line-up of success stories, however, French asset managers feel the market has some way to go before it comes of age.
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CEEMEA debt bankers spent Monday morning on the phone to issuers following news of a Greek bailout agreement. But prospects for supply still hinge on a Greek parliamentary vote on Wednesday, and even then not just any CEEMEA issuer will be able to launch, said debt bankers.
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HSBC has boosted its loans team in Asia Pacific with a new hire who will specialise in real estate related financings, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
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Bankers are sharpening their elbows in the Middle East as competition ramps up. GlobalCapital caught up with HSBC’s head of capital markets and financing for MENA and Turkey, Selim Kervanci, to see how the lower oil price is affecting the region’s capital markets, and the next drivers for development of its bond markets.
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A syndication for a €600m ($663m) two year financing for China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is currently under way. Two French lenders are leading the deal and they have invited a select group of lenders to participate.
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HSBC has made several changes to its Asia Pacific DCM syndicate with Carla Goudge replacing Matthias Knobloch as the head of the desk, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.
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HSBC has lost its global head of loan trading, as it merges distressed and loans trading into a wider group.
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A pair of public sector borrowers were able to place larger than planned dollar benchmarks on Thursday.
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Poland has mandated four banks for a bond in euros or dollars.
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Hutchison Whampoa has completed syndication of its £6bn bridge loan for the acquisition of O2 UK. The loan will not be taken out in the bond market until the acquisition is completed.
