Mizuho

Mizuho has appointed a new associate director of EMEA loan sales in its London office.

The Republic of Indonesia has mandated three banks to work on a Samurai bond that is expected to launch later in the year.

Lenders are waiting for an update on PetroVietnam Exploration Production Corp’s request to waive a covenant on a borrowing sealed in 2012.

Tissue paper maker Youyuan International is tapping the loan market for a $120m 3.5 year facility, marking its return after a gap of two years.

The European Investment Bank printed a three year dollar benchmark on Wednesday, joining other issuers this week in staying at the short end of the curve.

Uncertainty regarding the outcome of the US Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) meeting in June drove public sector borrowers to target the short end of the dollar curve this week, said bankers.

Airbus’s defence electronics unit has launched a €425m term loan ‘B’ backing private equity firm KKR’s €1.1bn acquisition of the business.

India's ONGC Videsh has lined up six lenders for a $1.268bn nine month loan to support its acquisition of a stake in oil fields in Russia.

South Korea’s Kookmin Bank is getting ready to bring out a new $500m senior bond to the international debt market, picking four banks to work on the offering.

Hong Kong's MTR Corp is considering raising the size of its latest syndicated loan to as much as HK$25bn ($3.2bn) following a strong market response.

Indian mortgage lender HDFC is in the final stages of signing up lenders for a $375m borrowing, according to two sources.

Mizuho Securities Asia has made senior appointments to its fixed income and equity capital markets businesses in a bid to strengthen its operations in the region.