Southeast Asia
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Malaysia’s Sapura Energy plans to spin off its exploration and production arm through an IPO, having picked two banks to lead the transaction. -
Udhay Furtado has left Goldman Sachs after 12 years with the US bulge bracket firm to take up a new role at Citi.
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Hangzhou Steam Turbine & Power Group is seeking a new $100m offshore borrowing.
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Commodities trader Trafigura has sent out invitations to relationship banks for its annual refinancing exercise.
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The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has approved listings with dual-class share structures, a few months after a similar move by rival Hong Kong.
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The Islamic Development Bank has been meeting investors and banks in Europe to explore the possibility of launching its first public sukuk issue in euros. A labelled green sukuk might follow.
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Singaporean commodities company Vitol Asia has attracted 19 participants to its one year revolving credit facility.
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The Vietnamese government has approved the equitisation of a stake in Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines), according to a statement on the company’s website.
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ABN Amro has appointed Eugene Ganchev as Asia Pacific head of trade and commodity finance (TCF) and Gregory Vandeler as the region’s head of agri-commodities and TCF coverage, effectively immediately.
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The International Finance Corp (IFC) issued the first internationally rated triple-A green bond denominated in peso last week, raising $90m.
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DBS's Singapore-based syndicate banker Cleaven Yu is set to head up a new debt capital markets origination team in Shanghai from next month.
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VPBank Finance, the consumer finance arm of state-owned Vietnam Prosperity Bank, has closed its loan at $185m with 13 participants joining during syndication.
