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Hong Kong’s Chong Hing Bank managed to navigate a tight issuance window in the week of September 15 to tap the market with what is only the second US dollar denominated AT1 trade from an Asian lender. The $300m perpetual non call five transaction proved to be such a hit with investors that books ended up more than 16x covered, which allowed the lender to shave 25bp off the pricing of its closest comparable.

Westpac New Zealand is set to sell its first sterling denominated print on Wednesday, drawing strong demand for a floating rate note at the short end of the curve. Credit Suisse is also expected to sell senior debt, a long seven year fixed rate euro print.

Hong Kong’s Chong Hing Bank managed to navigate a tight issuance window this week to tap the market with what is only the second US dollar denominated AT1 trade from an Asian lender. The $300m perpetual non call five transaction proved to be such a hit with investors that books ended up more than 16x covered, which allowed the lender to shave 25bp off its closest comparable.

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A trio of SSA borrowers squeezed into a narrow window of issuance this week to enjoy exceptionally strong conditions in dollars. Origination bankers will be beating at the doors of any funding officials that still have work to do this year to persuade them to mandate for next week and take advantage.

Leveraged finance lenders are assessing the structure and leverage of Bestway, the UK food wholesaler that is buying Co-op Pharmacy’s owner, after a bank meeting on Friday to market a £725m loan for the acquisition.

Société Générale has hired Raj Malhotra to take charge of its debt capital market business in southeast Asia.

Nomura is continue to build out its expertise in southeast Asia, this time in Indonesia with the appointment of an investment banking veteran.

Leveraged finance lenders are assessing the structure and leverage of Bestway, the UK food wholesaler that is buying Co-op Pharmacy’s owner, after a bank meeting on Friday to market a £725m loan for the acquisition.

Sovereign, supranational and agency borrowers this week enjoyed conditions that smacked of the exuberance of 2006 and 2007, but those issuers wanting to take advantage of supply-starved investors next week will have only a narrow window — as a Federal Open Market Committee meeting, a holiday in Japan and Scotland’s vote on independence will make opportunities for issuance few and far between.

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Australian gaming products company Aristocrat Leisure plans to market its $1.3bn seven year senior secured term loan to US investors. The company is raising the money to fund its acquisition of US gaming operator Video Gaming Technologies and to refinance debt.