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DBS has hired Anuruk Karoonyavanich for the newly created position of regional head of equity syndicate, as the Singaporean bank looks to boost its capital markets presence in Asia.

Chinese toll road operator Yuexiu Transport Infrastructure is letting Asian investors have the first look of its inaugural euro bond, opening books to a three year offering in the morning of April 29.

The holding company of Montevideo’s Carrasco International Airport sold a $200m senior secured bond in line with guidance on Tuesday.

Shareholders of Joy City Property gave the thumbs up to its one-for-two rights issue to raise HK$6.40bn ($825.80m), with the company closing books on an offering that was 105.9% covered.

Guotai Junan Hong Kong is considering raising the size of its latest fundraising to HK$10.5bn ($1.35bn), more than double its launch size of HK$5bn, after a strong response during general syndication.

Risks of corporate downgrades and lower CDS volumes have pushed investors into carry strategies favouring single name entities and non-directionality.

Société Générale is planning to expand its coverage of alternate investment funds with its Orchestra multi-asset post-trade service and prime brokerage, having landed one client this week.

Aroundtown Property Holdings, an unlisted member of Yakir Gabay’s stable of property investment companies, has issued a €450m pre-IPO convertible, which embodies a strong pledge that the company will float within the next 12 months.

The Irish state is on course to recover its full investment in Permanent TSB – formerly Irish Life & Permanent – the bank it rescued in 2011, after a highly successful share sale brought in major investors from the US and UK. According to one analysis, the government has already broken even.

Hispania Activos Inmobiliarios, the Spanish property asset manager, has increased its capital by 50%, using an accelerated bookbuild on Monday night, to fund further property investment.

Car parks business Infra Foch raised €200m with a tap of its April 2025 bond on Tuesday. The deal got much less interest than the original deal in October, and was priced at a higher spread over mid-swaps.

Investors could be forgiven for steering clear of English rugby club Wasps’ retail bond, on the basis that investing in sports clubs is a mugs’ game. But this deal is worth a double-take.