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Li Ka-Shing’s Cheung Kong Property has received commitments from 28 banks for its HK$55bn ($7.1bn) reorganisation loan, according to a banker.

Great Eastern Holdings raised HK$4.30bn ($555m) via a selldown of its stake in New China Life Insurance this week, lighting up Hong Kong’s equity capital market with the city’s second largest block trade so far this year.

China Cinda Asset Management was at the heart of two blocks within a span of just a few days, as shareholders UBS and Citic Capital Financial Holding trimmed their holdings amid an intense rally in the company’s share price.

Pelabuhan Indonesia II, or Pelindo II, has mandated five banks to arrange a global roadshow ahead of a planned Reg S/144A dollar bond, which will be the Indonesian port operator's debut if it goes ahead with the deal.

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Indonesia’s Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) has met investors ahead of its first outing to the offshore debt market with a five year bond dollar bond.

The Asian IPO market has picked up a notch this week, with Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology opening books for its Hong Kong listing and others across the region also preparing deals.

Aluminium company China Hongqiao has received commitments from 10 banks for its $600m loan. The deal, which has five banks at the top, comes even as base metals face tough times amid uncertain demand.

Korean credits were mostly missing from the international bond market in the first quarter of this year, with only a handful of deals from what is usually a busy issuer group. But bond sales from the country look set to stay quiet for even longer as the government launches an investigation into corruption at state owned energy companies, writes Narae Kim.

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has unveiled new rules that home in on underwriters, balloters and transfer agents, tightening its oversight of the country’s equity capital market.

Turkiye Sinai Kalkinma Bankasi sold its $350m five year bond with a 15bp new issue concession on Wednesday. Other Turkish banks are looking for their own opportunity to jump in.

Standard Chartered plans to be a regular face in the dollar senior market as a result of Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) regulation, after making a rare appearance this week with its first four tranche dollar trade.