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The syndication timeline for a $145m loan backing the Blackstone Group’s acquisition of some Indian assets has been pushed back.

China Huarong Asset Management pulled off a HK$17.83bn ($2.30bn) IPO on October 22, pricing one of Hong Kong’s largest listings this year just a few cents off the bottom of the initial range. But the price tag ignited debate about whether the issuer was pushing its luck.

Xinyi Solar raised a smaller-than-expected HK$543.5m ($70.1m) from a top-up placement on October 26, shrinking the deal by about 45%. Despite the transaction being slashed, sources were adamant the company found a good window to raise equity.

China’s growing securitization market is set for another boost with Bank of Communications (BoCom) poised to become the country’s second issuer of credit card ABS.

Three Indian state-owned companies have sent out separate requests for proposals for borrowings totalling $775m to refinance existing debt.

Seafood restaurant chain Jumbo Group has launched a S$22m ($15.75m) IPO on the Catalist exchange in Singapore, which if it succeeds will become the fourth biggest listing in the city state this year.

Japan Post Holdings has priced its IPO at the top of the range to raise ¥693bn ($5.78bn), as the country’s government finds big success with its simultaneous triple listing.

SNS Bank sold €500m of tier two debt on Thursday, making a convincing return to capital issuance having been expropriated by the Dutch government in 2013.

The central bank of Laos has rolled out a debut offshore syndication of up to $200m as it looks to diversify its funding channels. It has decided to take a strategic approach to its financing by tapping only a select pool of liquidity, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

While many MTNers will be preparing to go trick or treating (kids optional) or to wipe eggs off their front door, one banker is fleeing the country and heading west in search of gentler climes.

Lebanon was the only CEEMEA name to step into the market post US Federal Reserve meeting on Thursday. Debt bankers involved in the triple tranche trade said domestic demand would cushion the transaction against any broader bearishness.

Russian steel company TMK has launched a tender offer for its 2018s through Citi and JP Morgan.