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Chinese banks are set to take up a bigger market share when it comes to financing M&A in 2017, building on their dominant presence in the Asian loan market last year. The stage is set for more collaboration between Mainland and international banks, according to panellists speaking at a leveraged and acquisition finance conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Shruti Chaturvedi reports. -
HSBC has promoted Sheldon Wong to head its Middle Market Financial Sponsors (MMFS) team in Asia Pacific, a segment tipped to grow alongside the region’s increasing M&A volumes.
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The European corporate bond market is again packed to bursting on Wednesday, with six new issues, among which Apple is likely to be one of the most sought after names. This week is building up to a huge total, as LVMH has already raised €4.5bn and Anheuser-Busch InBev £2.25bn.
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VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of state-owned Vietnam Prosperity Bank, has raised the size of its syndicated loan to $150m. The deal was initially signed at $100m late last year, with the amount now increased after more banks came in.
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Following the new structure announced in Barclays banking and markets business last week, JF Astier, who now heads capital markets, has laid out the senior leadership of the business, and Jonathan Brown, co-head of IG syndicate, has moved to a new job.
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Slower primary issuance in Asia’s syndicated loan market has spurred retail lenders to look for opportunities in secondary — a challenge considering the market is severely underdeveloped. But this is all the more reason for bankers to cultivate a deeper and more expansive market for secondary trading as the move would provide plenty of benefits.
