Mizuho

Ant Financial subsidiary Alipay (Hong Kong) Holding will increase the size of its $3bn loan, taken to partly support its bid to acquire Dallas-based MoneyGram, according to bankers. The news comes about a fortnight after Alipay raised its offer for MoneyGram by around $300m.

UK specialist insurance and travel provider Saga is set to price its first bond next week, a benchmark deal that is part of a refinancing of its financial structure.

New deals from the Middle East are beginning to flow. Saudi Arabia's International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) opened books on a conventional amortising note on Tuesday, as Saudi Electricity Co (Seco) and Oman Electricity Transmission line up sukuk trades.

Rentenbank added a A$100m ($75.6m) tap to its March 2027 Australian dollar bonds on Monday, a line it has tapped frequently since opening it in September.

Saudi Arabian water company ACWA has resurrected its debut deal, thanks to improved market conditions after the trade, which was first announced in November, was delayed. The return of the deal sees Citi bumped up to join Jefferies on the top line.

Turkey’s Isbank cut through post-referendum uncertainties to raise up to $750m with a seven year senior note on Thursday.

Wilmar International, a Singaporean agricultural firm, sold its first bond in three years on Wednesday.

Turkey’s Isbank cut through post-referendum uncertainties on Thursday to bring a new senior bond but offered plenty of juice to get things started.

Malaysia’s Cagamas Berhad kicked open the Tuesday market with the launch of a new dollar offering, while Saka Energi Indonesia announced its pursuit of a new dollar deal as well.

Rural Electrification Corp chose not to exercise the greenshoe option on its $230m five year borrowing, resulting in a huge scaleback for many of its lenders.

Mizuho has hired another banker as part of its expansion in West Coast investment banking. The bank has been building out its tech team in its San Francisco office, but has now hired for healthcare investment banking as well.

Invitations are out for a $500m three year borrowing for State Bank of India, which has lined up 13 lenders to lead the deal with the money funded in March.