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Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group is seeking a $1.2bn loan at a time when markets are reeling from the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside the mainland and companies are assessing the impact of the epidemic on their businesses. Despite difficult market conditions, the borrower has received plenty of interest for the deal. Pan Yue reports.

Standard Chartered-backed China Bohai Bank is planning a listing in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus on Wednesday.

Investors flocked to Hysan Development Co's opportunistic $850m subordinated bond on Tuesday, allowing it to take home a larger deal than expected.

Standard Chartered’s global head of leveraged finance and structured solutions has left the bank, according to a source close to the situation.

Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoCom Leasing) found strong support from investors for its $800m dual-tranche floating-rate deal on Monday, thanks to its status as a defensive credit in a volatile market.

Chinese travel services provider Trip.com Group has picked Standard Chartered as the mandated lead arranger and bookrunner for a $1.2bn refinancing deal.

Investors flocked to Indian credits on Thursday, as UPL Corp and Muthoot Finance sealed new dollar bonds in a busy market.

Three Chinese issuers visited the dollar bond market on Thursday, raising $1.2bn between them.

Chinese delivery services company SF Express is planning to repay a HK$5bn ($640m) loan sealed in September 2019 with the proceeds of a longer tenor bond issued last week.

Dubai Islamic Bank is embarking on a roadshow having mandated nine banks for a long five year or seven year dollar benchmark sukuk.

Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company moved beyond the usual five year tenor it normally issues at on Wednesday, making the most of investors’ willingness to take on longer maturity paper.

China Huarong Asset Management Co courted investors with a four-tranche deal this week, mixing fixed and floating rate tranches.