Standard Chartered

KEB Hana Bank raised $315m from a five year floating rate note in the Formosa market on Thursday, selling the bond with no new issue premium thanks to strong support from Taiwanese investors.

Agile Group Holdings printed a smaller-than-expected $200m bond on Wednesday, struggling to source demand in spite of a generous yield, raising questions about the timing of the transaction.

Philippine conglomerate San Miguel has closed senior syndication of its $1.1bn loan, attracting seven participants, according to a banker close to the situation.

Indian business process outsourcing company Aegis has closed a $150m leveraged buyout loan after a seven-month syndication process that attracted only three participants.

State Bank of India is finally courting investors for its maiden green bond, which has been planned for more than a year.

Standard Chartered has named Patrick Lee as chief executive officer for Singapore.

Two Chinese companies, United Asia Finance and Greentown China Holdings, have received strong responses to their offshore borrowings, allowing them to increase the loan sizes.

United Asia Finance, a Hong Kong-based consumer loan provider, has closed its latest dual-currency borrowing, raising the equivalent of HK$4.7bn ($599m).

TVS Logistics has attracted eight participants during the syndication of its latest dual-currency borrowing.

Asia’s G3 bond market has been defined by volatility this year, forcing bankers, investors and issuers alike to think on their feet during the first half of 2018. As banks fight to stay on top of the limited primary market activity, the region’s league tables have been disrupted.

Garanti Bank International (GBI) has cut the size and price of its self-arranged annual syndicated loan, with the Dutch arm of one of Turkey’s biggest lenders raising $185m.

China Huarong Asset Management Co focused on getting a sensible price rather than a large size with its Tuesday bond issue, raising $1.1bn from three tranches. The deal followed a probe of its former chairman earlier this year, as well as a general widening of bonds from the sector.