Mizuho

Electricité de France this week delivered a lesson in execution and timing as it hoovered up pent up demand for paper as corporate America skulked in earnings blackout amid perkier market conditions.

The Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (Asifma) has picked Gene Kim as its new chairman of the board of directors.

A senior member of Mizuho’s international acquisition finance team for Asia has left the bank.

Tata Chemicals has picked banks for a new £200m ($303.5m) refinancing, hitting the market after a hiatus of nearly two years.

Mizuho Bank has raised Bt3bn ($83m) from its debut in the Thai bond market, with the deal also marking the first offering under a new pan-Asian initiative designed to streamline debt issuance. The trade received a robust response from investors, and is expected to pave the way for other similar transactions.

Japan’s debt market is not often known for its structural diversity, but a smattering of bank capital deals over the past year-and-a-half have provided a rare treat for yield-starved investors. There is little reason, though, to think supply will approach the level local investors would like for a long time to come. Matthew Thomas reports.

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has opened its $1.47bn dual-currency loan into general syndication, with four participation levels available to lenders.

Mizuho’s acquisition of Royal Bank of Scotland’s US investment banking assets and personnel has not only hauled it up the league tables, but could mould the future of its European operations, writes David Rothnie.

Mizuho has appointed a new head of debt syndicate for Asia Pacific, poaching him from rival Nomura.

Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries has picked a big group of banks for refinancing a $1.5bn loan raised three years ago.

Mizuho Bank is expected to launch its inaugural bond in the Thai baht market on Wednesday, a few days later than planned as the borrower awaits orders from a key investor. The deal will be the first to be printed under a new pan-Asian initiative designed to streamline debt issuance.

Commodities trader Mercuria is back in the market for its annual refinancing, launching a $900m triple tranche revolver into general syndication late last week.