Northeast Asia

Chinese regulators have given their blessing to Global Logistics Properties (GLP) returning to the Panda market. The company is putting a Belt and Road spin to the issuance programme, even though proceeds are going towards a recent acquisition in Western Europe.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is preparing to sell a Rmb1bn ($154m) three year bond before the end of January, GlobalRMB understands. The financial institution has become the second Japanese issuer in two weeks to secure a Panda bond programme.

Chinese conglomerate Citic became one of the first movers in the dollar debt market this week, raising $750m from a dual-tranche bond on Thursday.

India’s IL&FS Transportation Networks is laying the groundwork for the first offshore renminbi bond of the year, mandating banks on Friday.

Zhongyuan Yuzi Investment Holding Group Co, a local government financing vehicle in China’s Henan province, is sounding out investors for its inaugural dollar bond.

Chinese state-owned coal miner Yankuang Group Company is making a swift comeback to the debt market after its debut just over a month ago, looking to add to its existing three year. Guangzhou R&F Properties Co, meanwhile, sold a quiet $100m tap on Thursday at a slight discount to the original notes.

Property developer Lai Fung Holdings will kick off a roadshow next week for a new dollar bond.

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Standard Chartered has brought a former banker at Citi out of retirement to run its Greater China and North Asian business.

Will 2018 be yet another record year for Asia’s green bond market? The signs were good this week. Swire Properties chose the format for the region’s first dollar bond of the year. Addison Gong reports.

Asia’s leveraged finance bankers started the year hopeful that volumes would pick up. However, US regulators have already undermined those hopes, blocking Ant Financial’s high-profile acquisition of local firm MoneyGram, calling into question the chances of further outbound deals from China. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

General Atlantic Singapore raised HK$982.2m ($125.6m) on Thursday after upsizing a sale of Xiabuxiabu Catering Management China Holdings stock in Hong Kong’s first block trade of the year, according to a source close to the deal.