Standard Chartered

Yanlord Land Group offered a welcome bit of supply in Asia’s otherwise tepid bond market this week, breaking the silence to raise $400m from just its third dollar deal in eight years.

A $170m loan supporting Blackstone’s acquisition of Essel Propack (EPL) has been launched into general syndication, attracting two lenders already.

Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) enjoyed a rare outing in the dollar bond market on Tuesday, nabbing $750m. Morgan Davis reports.

Housing Development Finance Corp has made a quick return to the syndicated loan market for a $200m borrowing, five months after it sealed a Samurai loan.

More changes for Deutsche — HSBC equities veteran joins HK property developer — Loans banker Fung joins StanChart— Chung to leave Maybank

China IT company Chinasoft International has returned to the syndicated loan market after six years, seeking a HK$1bn ($127m) facility.

Zhenro Properties Group returned to the dollar bond market for the seventh time this year on Tuesday, tapping one of its March transactions for an additional $110m. But the market presented a whole different set of problems for the borrower this time round.

Syndicated loans banker Marilyn Fung has joined Standard Chartered’s loan syndication team in Singapore.

ING's Turkish arm, ING Bank AS, has raised a $309m-equivalent trade finance loan from international lenders. The deal is a precursor to the year's second round of Turkish bank refinances, expected to begin in the next month.

Dongxing Securities Co leaned on the support of 19 lead banks to close its $400m bond return against a difficult market backdrop.

Topsy Mathew, Standard Chartered's regional head for corporate finance in Asean and South Asia, has resigned from the bank.

Asia’s primary bond market was quiet for the second day in a row on Tuesday, as investors continued to remain wary about rising tensions between the US and China.