Standard Chartered
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Nasdaq-listed China XD Plastics Co is in the loan market for a $300m financing, returning one year after signing its last deal. -
Qatar is looking to issue a jumbo bond before the end of this year, but bond syndicates and DCM desks are agonising over whether it would be good business for them to work with the state, since it has been cut off by its neighbours.
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Two credit rating downgrades of Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties (DWCP) have put its offshore loans in lenders’ cross-hairs. DWCP is talking to its lenders, who have the power to force an acceleration of payments. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.
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The market for credit default swaps (CDS) in China is still in its very early stages, but the government is looking to promote their use and the first foreign bank has already got involved.
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Lebanon energy trading company BB Energy signed a $225m revolving credit facility (RCF) on Wednesday to refinance a $200m facility from last year.
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Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp) is embarking on investor meetings for a benchmark five year sukuk.
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A $2.5bn refinancing by Reliance Industries (RIL) and its telecommunications arm, Reliance Jio Infocomm, has been opened to retail participants.
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China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co priced its 5.5 and 10 year bonds inside its curve on Tuesday, amid a busy day for Asia’s primary bond market.
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The Korea Development Bank grabbed $300m from a Formosa deal on Tuesday, catering to Taiwanese investors' demand for South Korean paper.
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Hong Kong’s market watchdog has withdrawn a lawsuit filed against Standard Chartered and UBS over the 2009 IPO of China Forestry Holdings Co, although this does not mark the end of possible enforcement action, according to sources close to the matter.
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The Korea Development Bank returned to the offshore market on Tuesday, adding a dash of variety to its funding with a Formosa transaction.
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Panamanian commercial lender Banco General is distributing a $500m loan into the Asian market, the second time it has tapped bank liquidity in the region.
