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Allocations have been issued for a $455.75m loan to support Baring Private Equity Asia’s acquisition of Singapore-based Interplex Holdings.

Hong Kong financial investment firm Sun Hung Kai is in the market soliciting interest for an exchange offer that will see holders of its 2017 bonds switch to new notes maturing in 2021.

Standard Chartered's regional head of loan syndications for Greater China and northeast Asia has resigned to move to a rival, according to a source.

China International Capital Corp (Hong Kong) is gearing up for its first international bond with plans to meet investors next week.

Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange is looking ahead to derivatives products and exchange traded funds as it opens for business as the world’s first commodity exchange for physically settled diamonds.

Qatar National Bank has tapped the $625m Formosa bond it sold on Thursday for a further $475m on Friday, taking advantage of follow-on demand after the deal had been priced.

Chinese technology group Huawei Investment & Holding left nothing to chance with its $2bn bond return. It paid up to compensate for the size of the deal and to soothe investor concerns over the poor secondary performances of other recent deals.

Qatar National Bank has sold the largest ever dollar floating rate note Formosa bond — a $625m deal — as several other issuers from the region clamour for the attention of this Taiwanese bond market.

Commodities trader Vitol Asia has hit the market for a one year extension to a $1.48bn borrowing sealed in June 2015.

Huawei Investment & Holding Co is out with a new 10 year dollar trade, while China Aircraft Leasing Group (CALC) has also taken off for its debut international bond.

Standard Chartered has picked a new head of syndicated loans for Africa, after moving its syndicated loans unit into its corporate finance division.

China's transition from an investment to a consumption economy is moving forward, but GDP growth concerns are likely to delay the country’s reform agenda.