JP Morgan

Maybank Kim Eng, the securities arm of the Malaysian lender, has added to its team in the UK with a slew of hires.

Postal Savings Bank of China met with the sponsors of its upcoming $8bn Hong Kong IPO in Beijing on Thursday as the issuer approaches hitting the market, according to a source involved in the transaction.

Big bids from across Europe allowed Slovenia to tighten pricing by more than 10bp on its euro market return on Wednesday.

General Motors Financial, the financing subsidiary of the US automotive giant, hit the European corporate bond market with speed on Wednesday as it issued a benchmark transaction.

Slovenia became the first central and eastern European name to tap the core currency markets after the summer lull on Wednesday with a reopening of its €1bn March 2035s.

Banks are signing documents for the $4bn of acquisition loans for South African-based Steinhoff on Wednesday. The deal has gone “better than expected,” according to one lead banker.

JP Morgan has lost Singapore-based Chetan Singh to UK insurer Aviva, where he will lead mergers and acquisitions globally.

Two Chinese high yield names made their mark on Tuesday, with Road King Infrastructure bagging $500m and Haikou Meilan International Airport netting $200m from its first G3 bond offering.

Sukuk stepped into the spotlight after JP Morgan decided to include Islamic bonds in its EM bond indices, but while eligibility will give the asset class a boost, it will be a while before the product is more broadly used.

Coca-Cola came for euros on Tuesday with a 20 year bond that was priced aggressively, as a slug of borrowers took aim at the market.

German chemical company Evonik hit the reopened European investment grade corporate bond market at pace on Tuesday, as it sought financing for its €3.5bn acquisition of US industrial gas provider Air Products’ speciality and coating additives business.

DNB Boligkreditt issued a larger than average euro benchmark 10 year covered bond on Tuesday at a spread that was arguably flat to its curve illustrating solid demand for non-Eurozone deals that still of a substantial pick-up to core markets.