Mizuho

Refresco Gerber, the Dutch drinks bottling company, lost one bank and added two new ones to its syndicate in its €872m refinancing which saw strong demand, the firm said.

The UK’s shock decision to leave the European Union has left most of Asia reeling with the region’s major currencies and stock indices all coming under severe pressure. But if there is one country that can handle the negativity better than the others, it will be China.

Indonesian motorcycle credit company Federal International Finance (FIF) has roped in nine lenders to supply a $200m three year loan on a club basis.

A slump in high-grade issuance has prompted fears of a prolonged slowdown in US corporate bond supply, with borrowers shelving their funding plans until the autumn.

Lifestyle International Holdings has returned to the loan market for a HK$8bn ($1bn) fundraising after a gap of nearly five years. The borrower, which operates the well-known Sogo department stores, has opted for a syndication instead of a club deal, with the rarity element of its name helping find to attract interest. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Mizuho has hired Christopher Nam for its West coast technology investment banking team, a big part of the bank’s US expansion drive.

A subsidiary of Lifestyle International Holdings, which operates department stores under the Sogo brand, has launched a HK$8bn ($1bn) loan into limited syndication.

China Development Bank sold a $1bn bond on Thursday, wrapping up its third offshore outing of the year. Thanks to its quasi-sovereign status as well as savviness in timing, the policy bank managed to catch an opportune window for issuance.

Asia’s bond markets have remained resilient despite a Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week and rising concerns about the UK referendum on European Union membership. With deal flow building up for next week, bankers said Asian issuers stand to benefit from volatility in Europe, writes Narae Kim.

Ooredoo executed a swift deal to snap up $500m ahead of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting on Wednesday, printing inside its curve as demand for Middle East credits defied weak markets.

Size was the highlight for BMW Automotive Finance this week as it executed the joint largest China auto ABS by a foreign company, raising Rmb4bn ($607m) with its Bavarian Sky China 2016-1 Trust.

MTR Corp has wrapped up its syndicated loan at a larger than expected HK$25bn ($3.22bn), after banks piled in and allowed the borrower to increase the facility from HK$15bn.