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Indonesia Eximbank has received a stellar response during syndication for its latest loan, with commitments totalling $792.5m pouring in from 38 lenders so far. A lack of deals from sovereign backed Indonesian borrowers and an overall fall in pricing for such credits propelled the loan to success, said bankers.

CLP Power Hong Kong opened the books to a 10 year dollar offering on the morning April 27, one year after issuing its first subordinated bond.

Indonesian oil and gas company Pertamina has asked banks to review covenants on a loan it wrapped up in February, as future capital expenditure requirements might make it difficult for it to stick to the existing conditions.

Post-crisis pressure on Western banks and faltering domestic returns are pushing Japanese banks to be increasingly aggressive overseas. Buying up swathes of assets and an energetic hiring spree have helped put Japan's biggest lenders in a position that they have not enjoyed for years, as Peter McGill reports.

US plastics manufacturer Trinseo on Thursday priced $700m of senior unsecured bonds in dollars and euros, saving at least 200bp compared with the interest on the 8.75% bond the company wants to repay.

Finnish sporting goods company Amer Sports has signed a dual tranche Schuldschein financing to access investors in Asia and Europe.

Investors welcomed the return of Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) in the dollar bond market on April 16, happy to get their hands on one of the less active policy banks. Pleased with the quality of the order book and the pricing level, the issuer decided to increase the size to $700m.

Hindustan Petroleum Corp’s (HPCL) $400m 39 month facility has attracted two to three commitments so far, said bankers.

Indonesia Eximbank has received commitments from 17 banks for its $750m dual trancher. A whopping 30 more lenders have expressed an interest in the loan, said a banker on the trade.

Indomobil opens $100m in general — Two lead Hyva ‘s $295m refi loan — Formosa seeks $138m — PTT Global Chemical French arm wraps up loan

Indomobil Finance Indonesia has returned to the loans market for a $100m three year facility. The company has picked three mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners for the trade, which launched into general on April 14.

Formosa Plastics Group has priced a $1bn 10 year dollar bond, wrapping up a stylish return to the dollar bond market. The deal saw solid demand as investors didn’t want to miss a rare opportunity to get their hands on a Taiwanese credit.