Northeast Asia

CPI Ronghe Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned State Power Investment Corp, has increased its loan size to $250m.

In part three of GlobalCapital Asia's awards results announcements, we reveal the winning bond deals across different categories, as well as the best debt houses and the best bank for SRI financing.

ESR Kendall Square real estate investment trust is set to debut on South Korea’s main board this month, having wrapped up the final stage of a W357bn ($329m) IPO.

Goldman Sachs is leading the race to fully own a Chinese securities company. It has agreed to buy all the outstanding shares in its 16-year old joint venture, Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities, from its onshore partner.

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Guangzhou Development District Financial Holdings Group Co attracted strong support for its $500m bond, driven largely by the syndicate banks running the deal.

Seazen Holdings Co, a Chinese real estate developer, sold a $450m bond on Tuesday that was paired with tender offers for two notes coming due next year.

Hong Kong's CK Asset Holdings made a rapid comeback to the fixed-for-life bond structure this week, raising $500m from a new outing on Tuesday.

China's Tianqi Lithium is set to sell a minority stake in a lithium mine in Australia to reduce some of its debt burden.

Mainland-based Jacobio Pharmaceuticals has kicked off the roadshow for its Hong Kong listing. It is eyeing a valuation of up to HK$10.6bn ($1.37bn).

Crédit Agricole’s Benjamin Lamberg has been appointed as the bank’s new Taiwan chief executive officer, GlobalCapital Asia has learnt.

Credit Suisse has hired ex-UBS banker and former banking regulator Alan Wang as its chief operating officer for China.

Too many Chinese investors focus on the originator more than the asset pool. That undermines one of the crucial purposes of securitization.