Singapore

Singapore’s Park Hotel Group has sealed its maiden green loan, raising S$237m ($169m) from United Overseas Bank.

DBS Group Holdings raised $1bn from a record setting bank capital transaction on Thursday. With the order book more than five times subscribed, the Singaporean bank was able to seal its trade at the lowest coupon ever.

Renewable energy company Vena Energy stumped Asian investors with its debut bond sale on Wednesday, relying instead on heavy support from Europe.

Singapore-listed Prime US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) raised $120m after a rush of demand led it to increase the size of its placement.

Singapore-listed Prime US Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) is looking to raise at least $100m from the placement of new units to equity investors.

Shangri-La Asia raised S$250m ($185.3) from the Singapore dollar bond market on Tuesday, after seeing an opportunity for unrated issuers in the city.

Elite Commercial Real Estate Investment Trust has opened books for an IPO that could raise up to £130.7m ($169.7m), according to a source familiar with the matter.

European real estate company CPI Property Group turned to investors in the Lion City last Friday for its first Singapore dollar bond.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association's CEO has called for more clarity on close-out netting in China.

ARA Asset Management, a Singapore-based asset manager focused on Reits, has bought a majority stake in Venn Partners, a secured asset specialist investing in UK and Netherlands assets, in a deal which will boost the firm’s firepower in the mortgage and CRE debt markets.

ING has appointed veteran banker Krista Baetens as the chief executive officer of its wholesale banking business for Asia Pacific, effective on Wednesday.

Seven borrowers from Greater China raised about $2bn from new dollar bonds on Monday, while Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific tapped the Singapore dollar market.