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One of the more fascinating transactions to reach the Schuldschein market in the past few months is from the European arm of Singapore-listed real estate investment trust (Reit) Cromwell. The transaction’s closing date was postponed by more than a month, as many away from the deal claimed the deal was struggling to find traction. But bankers close to the situation were quick to assure that it was still on track and investors just needed more time to analyse the credit.

The Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has closed a $10bn bridge loan, with tighter margins than its debut entry into the loan market in September 2018. The deal is one of this year's highlights from the region, where syndicated loan volumes have declined from last year.

Masraf Al Rayan, the second largest Islamic bank in Qatar by total assets, is embarking on a roadshow for its debut outing in the international sukuk market.

Universal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai), a subsidiary of Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, has increased its debut offshore borrowing to $420m-equivalent.

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co priced a $300m floating rate note (FRN) at just a marginal premium over the curve of the big four Chinese lenders.

The Republic of Indonesia raised more than $2bn from a dual-currency bond sale on Wednesday, taking some of the market by surprise with its opportunistic move.

India’s non-banking financial companies have been under fire for the past year, after the collapse of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) in 2018 spooked investors and dragged down the sector. But Muthoot Finance, a gold financier, proved this week that some capital-starved NBFCs can still find an audience in the international bond market. Morgan Davis reports.

CLP Power Hong Kong came to the dollar debt market after a four-year hiatus, pricing a $500m subordinated perpetual deal that was sought after in the primary and secondary markets ahead of an old bond’s first call date.

Power Construction Corp of China (PowerChina) took advantage of the growing popularity of perpetual bonds to raise $300m on Tuesday.

Hong Kong's Li & Fung added $100m to its 4.375% 2024 bond on Tuesday, boosting the total size of the deal to $500m.

Muthoot Finance raised $450m from its maiden dollar bond on Monday, after showing investors the difference between its operations and that of other beleaguered Indian non-banking financial companies (NBFCs).

China Jushi, which makes fibreglass, is seeking a $150m debut borrowing through sole mandated lead arranger and bookrunner Standard Chartered.