Morgan Stanley

Two of India’s largest life insurers, HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co and Max Life Insurance Co, have finalised the terms of their merger and subsequent listing on the country’s stock exchanges.

BMW tapped into the increasing pace of corporate sterling bond issuance as it issued a benchmark six year offering against the backdrop of anticipated central bank intervention in the market.

Indian construction firm Dilip Buildcon is set to bag Rp6.6bn ($98.9m) from pricing its IPO at the top of guidance. It attracted a horde of investors, finding some share reservations nearly 80x subscribed.

Energias de Portugal made an opportunistic grab for euros on Thursday, proving that even as August begins, healthy order books and negative new issue premiums are still available for corporate bond issuers.

Auto-parts business Adient on Thursday started pricing a $2bn cross-border bond, attracting high demand for a deal that could be the last high yield offering before the European market breaks for the summer.

Lat Am bond bankers said Brazilian mining giant Vale had timed its second bond issue of the year to perfection, but the bond left investors happy too as it popped in the grey market on Wednesday.

Lar España Real Estate Socimi, the Spanish real estate investment trust which specialises in shopping centres and offices, completed its €147m rights issue on the Madrid stock exchange.

Postal Savings Bank of China’s mammoth $8bn-$10bn IPO in Hong Kong is a “once in a decade type deal” and investors already appear willing to pay a premium for a slice of the trade, say bankers.

Greenko Investment Company is gearing up to become the first corporate from India to sell a dollar green bond, launching a roadshow in Asia, Europe and the US ahead of a 144A outing next week.

Kunming Dianchi Water Treatment Co is looking to float on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, having filed a draft prospectus with the bourse on Monday.

Johnson Control’s automotive business, Adient, on Monday began a roadshow for $2bn-equivalent of high yield notes, with a 17 strong group of bookrunners.

Spain’s Cellnex Telecom, a broadcasting towers business, hit the investment grade and high yield euro markets on Monday, just over six weeks after it roadshowed for the deal.