Singapore

Zhongshan Dasin Holdings Co is planning to float a real estate investment trust on the Singapore Exchange via an IPO that could be worth around $400m, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch's Peter Guenthardt and Chris Gammons are exchanging roles in Asia, with Guenthardt assuming leadership of southeast Asia and Gammons taking over global capital markets.

BOC Aviation has used the full greenshoe on its latest dual-tranche fundraising, wrapping it up at $1.5bn to mark its single largest financing.

Singapore-listed property developer Oxley Holdings has hit the market for a $200m senior secured financing.

Nicholas Chia has been made the head of equity capital markets and syndicate at Singapore’s OCBC Bank, the latest of Standard Chartered’s former ECM team to land a new role.

ANZ has made some 30 people redundant across its institutional banking divisions in New York, London and Asia.

International Finance Corp has made its first appearance in the Singapore dollar market in seven years. Its new treasury hub allows the supranational to give greater attention to Asian markets, the borrower’s Flora Chao told GlobalCapital Asia.

Goldman Sachs’ chairman for Asia Pacific and vice-chairman of the firm, Mark Schwartz, has decided to retire at the end of 2016, bringing an end to his 27-year tenure at the bank.

Julius Baer made a successful comeback to the Singapore dollar market on October 13, shrugging off concerns around the downgrade of its existing subordinated notes to raise S$325m ($235m) from an additional tier one.

MMI International has picked four banks to arrange its new 144A/Reg S deal, and is set to meet investors from next week.

Syndication is under way for a A$500m ($380m) five year facility to support Philippine consumer food and beverage company Universal Robina Corp’s acquisition of Snack Brands Australia.

Keppel DC Reit Management has kicked open a rights issue worth up to S$279.5m ($201.4m), while Zhuguang Holdings Group Co has launched a HK$1.4bn ($180.4m) offering — both to fund acquisitions.