Standard Chartered
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Chinese state-owned Sinochem International Corp raised $300m from a five year bond on Tuesday, ending with a robust book of $2.6bn after wooing investors to its investment grade credentials. -
South Korea’s Doosan Infracore secured $300m from the sale of a three year note on Wednesday, pricing inside its curve with the help of a guarantee from the Korea Development Bank.
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Panda bonds are finally coming back to life after a dire first half. But although all the conditions are in place for an issuance boom, there is reason to doubt quite how high volumes will go.
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Three more Turkish banks have come to the market to refinance loans from 2016, marking the second wave of refi deals to come out of the region this year.
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China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co (CDBL) has named banks to run its proposed dollar transaction, with investor meetings beginning this week.
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Chinese state-owned Sinochem International Corp and China Railway Group raised a combined $800m on Tuesday, with demand for high quality investment grade names reflected in the book sizes of the bonds.
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Castle Peak Power Company added to Asia's growing green bond supply this week, raising $500m from its debut in the international debt market.
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power grabbed a modest $300m from its 10 year bullet in a busy primary market on Tuesday, tempering its expectations to seal a smaller size at a decent price.
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Indonesian consumer finance lender BFI Finance is seeking up to $150m from a three year syndicated loan, and is shaving the margin on the facility by 67bp.
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Standard Chartered has beefed up its loan syndications team in Hong Kong, hiring two bankers, according to sources.
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Asian green bonds are front and centre this week. Greenko Energy Holdings took the lead with its dollar bond on Monday, with Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings and Hong Kong’s Castle Peak Power Company rolling out their transactions on Tuesday.
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Electric power generation company Zhejiang Provincial Energy Group is tapping the loan market to repay its debut dollar bond from 2014.
