Southeast Asia

Banque Pour Le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public (BCEL), the biggest state-owned lender in Laos, is set to make its offshore loan debut with a $100m four year facility.

Thai paint producer TOA Paint is looking to raise up to Bt12.2bn ($368.5m) from its IPO, set for the last week of September.

Net FX sales by Chinese bank are down 75% month-on-month in August, an advisor to the People’s Bank of China urges push for renminbi internationalisation as the currency strengthens, and Portugal hires banks for its first Panda bond issuance.

CapitaLand Commercial Trust Management is looking to raise S$1.82bn for its acquisition of Asia Square Tower 2 through a combination of debt and equity.

Indonesia’s Waskita Karya sealed a Rph5tr ($375m) loan this week, in a rare syndication with international banks. While the borrower raised its profile as it tapped into pockets of rupiah liquidity from foreign lenders, the deal also illustrated the push by north Asian banks to deploy their balance sheet in Indonesia. John Loh writes.

Standard Chartered has allocated a $300m offshore financing for Lotte Vietnam Shopping to four additional banks, following general syndication.

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ cleaned up its position in CIMB Group this week, offloading more than 400m shares in an accelerated bookbuild to raise MR2.55bn ($607m).

Export-Import Bank of Korea decided to woo Singapore dollar bond investors with its latest debt deal, and not only expanded its relationships with local currency accounts but also offered them some welcome diversification.

Singapore power company SP PowerAssets grabbed $600m on Tuesday from a tightly priced investment grade bond that reset its debt curve.

Swiss energy and commodities trader Mercuria is looking to raise $850m from a triple-tranche facility that was launched earlier this week.

Singapore power company SP PowerAssets began marketing a rare dollar transaction on Tuesday morning, nearly two years after it last hit the offshore debt market.

Singapore real estate and business trusts have raised a healthy $2.9bn in equity this year, with market participants seeing no let-up in volumes as investors continue to chase for yield.