Standard Chartered
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Standard Chartered has brought a former banker at Citi out of retirement to run its Greater China and North Asian business.
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Oman became the first CEEMEA borrower to hit the screens this year with an official mandate. It has named five lead managers to arrange a triple tranche dollar bond as it looks to fund a Omr3bn ($7.8bn) budget deficit for 2018.
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South African telecommunications company MTN Group is holding a non-deal roadshow in Taipei this month.
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A 30-year banking veteran has joined Standard Chartered to lead one of the most important regions for the firm’s corporate and institutional banking strategy.
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Thai Beverage Public Co has enlisted the help of three banks for a 12-month bridge facility to support its acquisition of a stake in Vietnamese brewer Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp (Sabeco), said sources close to the trade.
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Chinese technology company JD.com has doubled its maiden offshore loan to $1bn, thanks to commitments from 18 lenders during primary syndication.
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Reliance Industries has allocated its $2.49bn multi-tranche fundraising among 31 banks, with plans to transfer in the new lenders before the end of the year, said bankers close to the trade.
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China Orient Asset Management Corp pulled off an end of the year $2bn triple-tranche bond on Wednesday, but was forced to give investors a generous premium to get the deal done.
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Three Chinese issuers hit the market on Tuesday with dollar deals, but each saw a very different outcome. One company sealed a successful trade, another locked up a private placement style bond, while the third was forced to pull its transaction.
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Hisense (Hong Kong) Co, a consumer electronics maker and supplier, has wrapped up its maiden $300m international loan, finding demand from a 10-strong syndicate group.
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Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, is making its debut in the offshore loan market with a $300m fundraising.
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China Orient Asset Management Corp launched a multi-tranche fixed and floating rate dollar transaction on Wednesday morning.