South Korea
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The Vietnamese unit of South Korean cinema chain CJ CGV is looking to float on Korea’s main board, according to a source familiar with the matter. -
Crédit Agricole has appointed former Barclays banker Silvia Kim as local head of global markets for its South Korean branch, according to an announcement on Friday.
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South Korea’s KT Corp grabbed $400m from its bullet bond on Monday through a smooth transaction in an otherwise quiet day for primary issuance.
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KT Corp, formerly known as Korea Telecom, began marketing a new dollar deal on Monday morning local time, returning to the debt market a year after its last issuance.
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Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) raised $300m from its first trip to the additional tier one market on Monday. Investors embraced the structure, pushing the books to eight times covered.
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Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) began marketing a subordinated perpetual bond on Monday morning, the first dollar additional tier one note from a South Korean policy bank.
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South Korea’s Doosan Infracore secured $300m from the sale of a three year note on Wednesday, pricing inside its curve with the help of a guarantee from the Korea Development Bank.
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power grabbed a modest $300m from its 10 year bullet in a busy primary market on Tuesday, tempering its expectations to seal a smaller size at a decent price.
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Investors gave Kyobo Life Insurance Co a warm welcome as it debuted in the market on Monday with the first dollar bond from a South Korean life insurance company.
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A relatively stable credit backdrop has encouraged a swathe of Asian issuers to tap the bond market this week, ensuring a blistering pace of issuance.
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Celltrion Healthcare has bagged W1tr ($886.3m) after pricing its IPO at the top of the initial marketing range, according to a banker familiar with the matter.
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South Korea’s Kyobo Life Insurance Co opened books on its debut dollar bond on Monday — a subordinated 30 year rolling-in perpetuity non call five note.
