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Chongqing Red Dragonfly Oil is seeking an onshore loan of up to $200m as it looks to forge relationships with foreign lenders in mainland China.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch jumped three spots in Dealogic’s Latin America bond bookrunner league tables in 2015 to take the top spot in a year characterised by a sharp drop in volumes.

Asia’s debt capital market is set for a busy start to the year with both repeat and debut issuers looking to sell dollar offerings as early as this week.

Fixed income investors showed a reasonable dose of Christmas spirit towards Latin American nations in the final quiet trading days of 2015, giving a lift to the usual suspects lining up to kick their 2016 funding off in January.

Indian pharmaceutical companies Cipla and Lupin are set to tap the syndicated loan market in 2016 to refinance bridge loans they raised for acquisitions in early 2015.

A $1.5bn refinancing for Tata Steel that went into senior syndication in early December has been funded by 17 lenders.

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has doubled the trading hours of the onshore foreign exchange market, the central bank said on December 23.

Narayana Hrudayalaya has continued the stellar run of healthcare-themed IPOs in India with its Rp6.13bn ($92m) listing, which priced on Wednesday at the top of the indicative range.

Hong Kong-listed Redco Properties Group has completed a consent solicitation to modify terms and conditions of its outstanding dollar bond in a bid to have more flexibility to pursue business opportunities.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the Corporate Deals of the Year 2015. We selected the trades that we think will be remembered for their success in challenging conditions, for making the best use of the demand available to them, or for having made a longer lasting impact, such as the re-opening of a market. The winners are presented here.

The GlobalCapital editorial team has picked what it believes to be the standout bond issues of 2015 across the corporate, high yield, public sector, financial institution and emerging market bond markets. Below are the High Yield Deals of the Year 2015.

Nyrstar, the Belgian zinc and lead producer, failed to reach a quorum at an extraordinary general meeting in Brussels today to approve its rescue rights issue. But it had expected this, and is confident the capital raising will be approved at a second EGM in January.