South Korea

Hyundai Capital America has priced a $800m three year bond alongside a $700m seven year, raising more than expected from its latest outing.

South Korean mattress maker Zinus has raised W211.4bn ($180.6m) from its IPO after pricing the deal below the marketed range, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) raised $600m on Wednesday from a combination of fixed and floating rate notes.

A real estate investment trust backed by conglomerate Lotte Group has raised W430bn ($362.1m) in South Korea’s largest public Reit listing.

Hyundai Card, a South Korean credit card company, has issued a request for proposals to banks to work on its planned IPO.

South Korean company Hanwha Systems, a defence and IT service provider, has set the ball rolling for its up to W460.1bn ($383.6m) IPO.

South Korea's Shinhan Bank has taken its first step into the euro bond market, raising €500m of green funding on the back of €650m of demand.

Corporate, FIG and SSA issuers placed floating rate notes this week, pegged to Euribor, Sonia and Libor. With so many issuers coming to market, bankers are interested to see which other borrowers 'take advantage of the liquidity'.

South Korea’s Woori Bank has raised $550m from a Basel III-compliant additional tier one bond sale. Despite the softer market backdrop, the firm pulled off the deal without paying any premium.

KEB Hana Bank visited the offshore market on Tuesday for the third time this year, raising $400m from a floating rate note.

Korea Development Bank made a billion-dollar outing in the global bond market, and got away with offering very little premium to investors wooed by its safe haven status.

South Korean conglomerate Lotte has kicked off bookbuilding for a real estate investment trust IPO, marking the first float attempt in the country since Homeplus Stores pulled its billion-dollar Reit listing earlier this year.