Singapore

Leonard Ng has joined Standard Chartered’s debt capital markets team in Singapore.

Singapore’s Mapletree Logistics Trust raised S$220m ($164m) from a primary offering after pricing the units at the best end of terms for the issuer.

Singapore’s Reit issuers continued to tap the equity market with gusto this week, as CapitaLand Commercial Trust competed a S$217.9m ($162.3m) fundraise while Manulife US Real Estate Investment Trust launched a $197.2m rights issue.

Four bankers in Credit Suisse’s Asia Pacific loan syndications and financing group left the firm this month, according to sources close to the situation.

Indian company TVS Logistics Services wants to increase a loan that it launched in November.

The Singapore and Israel bourses have signed a pact aimed at spurring dual listings of technology and healthcare companies.

A pair of Singapore Reits came to the equity market this week to raise funds for acquisitions, pocketing S$779.1m ($581.0m) between them.

Keppel DC Reit’s overnight share sale to raise S$303.1m ($227.6m) was more than two times covered, according to the company.

Keppel DC Reit opened books on Monday morning for an accelerated bookbuild worth S$303.1m ($227.6m), as it seeks equity funding to pay for an acquisition.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions on Thursday scolded central counterparties for not doing enough to implement policies to ensure their stability.

David Lim has rejoined Credit Suisse in the newly created position of vice-chairman for private banking, southeast Asia, effective next week.

Puma Energy has closed a $1.37bn syndicated loan, with commitments from 48 banks helping the company boost its fundraising.