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Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL Gen), which started bookbuilding for its debut dollar bond in Thailand last Friday, has settled on raising $312m from three tranches, according to a source.

Emirates Islamic Bank (EI Bank) slipped into the market on Tuesday ahead of plenty of expected supply to raise $250m with a tap of its dollar sukuk due 2021.

Manganese producer Asia Minerals has approached the syndicated loan market for a $61m two tranche borrowing.

Nasdaq-listed China XD Plastics Co has signed a $180m two year financing after a senior syndication phase that lasted a month.

A subsidiary of Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing has signed loans worth HK$4bn ($515.6m) to refinance debt, including bilateral loans, and for general corporate funding.

Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL Gen) has started building books for a $300m bond it is looking to price in Thailand on September 2. The deal is progressing well, attracting interest from a wide array of investors including high net worth individuals.

Baoxin Auto Group has hiked the size of its latest borrowing to $750m from $550m, after its acquisition by China Grand Auto made the deal more appealing, according to bankers.

The China cross-border interbank payment system (CIPS) may struggle to get a large number of banks to sign up as direct participants, but with new features such as netting set to be added, it will become an essential component of China’s renminbi internationalisation strategy.

The gap to repay a €2.7bn bridge facility that supports HeidelbergCement's purchase of Italcementi is set to close once the former cashes in the sale of its West Virginia factory.

Wanda Commercial Properties Hong Kong has made a rapid return to the syndicated loan market, launching a fresh $500m borrowing barely two months after signing its last facility. Simultaneously, parent Dalian Wanda Group is also understood to be seeking a $700m-$800m club loan, prompting discussions about the company’s appetite for debt. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

Standard Chartered has named a new head of bond syndicate for Europe and the Americas.

China Orient Asset Management Corp demonstrated its strength in the bond market this week, pricing a $650m deal off the back of a $4.2bn order book.