India

CLP Wind Farms, a unit of CLP India, became the first corporate from the country to issue a green bond on September 15. Market participants expect India’s green issuance to take off, as it needs such financing with more liquidity expected to guarantee pricing benefits.

A $125m loan for Bharat PetroResources International (BPRL), a subsidiary of Bharat Petroleum Corp (BPCL), has launched into targeted syndication.

India’s IDFC is in the market for a $300m fundraising to refinance overseas debt, with the loan now in limited syndication.

Two Indian pharmaceutical companies, Cipla and Lupin, are sounding out banks for loans to fund recent acquisitions in the US.

IMAX China started testing investor appetite for its $300m-$500m IPO in Hong Kong on Tuesday, even as sentiment in equity markets remained dour and shares in the city fell 0.49%, tracking losses in Shanghai.

Interglobe Aviation, the holding company of Indian budget carrier IndiGo, and Coffee Day Enterprises are looking to launch their IPOs in October, in deals that could raise a combined Rp36.5bn ($548.19m).

Axis Bank has begun sounding out lenders for a $274m loan related to Indian pharmaceutical firm Strides Arcolab's recent acquisition in Australia.

Hong Kong Tian Yuan Manganese International Trade, which sent out invitations for a $150m loan this week, is now understood to have cancelled the transaction after second thoughts on the impact of a weaker renminbi.

Tata Steel’s attempt to cut pricing on a $1.5bn portion of a loan completed in 2014 has met resistance from lenders, who are concerned about the outlook of the company’s sector. With the borrower also understood to be looking at tweaking covenants, the transaction is proving to be a test of client-bank relationships. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

The Indian equity capital market has record its first large trade following the summer slowdown, with Indiabulls Housing Finance executing a qualified institutional placement (QIP) on Wednesday. While the share sale is only scheduled to officially close at the end of the week, the outcome is already a foregone conclusion with pricing fixed, books anchored and a $100m increase option taken up by the company to raise $600m.

Indiabulls Housing Finance is out with the first large follow-on offering of the post-summer season, with the mortgage lender launching a Rp33.30bn ($500m) deal on Wednesday.

Tata Steel’s plans to reprice a portion of a $3.1bn loan it closed in 2014 has hit roadblocks, with some lenders on the original syndicate pushing back on a steep price cut. The rebellion is reassuring and shows that despite thinning margins, credit fundamentals are not being overlooked by syndicated loans bankers.