Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
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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. -
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.
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The UK’s Foresight Solar Fund has signed a £245m bank financing package, as lenders to smaller companies say that they might hit record lending levels this year despite sharply pared down volumes elsewhere.
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China Lesso Group Holding has launched a $900m four year borrowing into general syndication.
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Hungarian gas and oil company MOL has extended part of an existing €555m revolving credit facility by one year, in what is one of the few sparks of activity in the country's syndicated loan market so far this year.
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China Lesso Group Holdings has mandated nine banks for a $900m loan.
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Banks in Japan might not be able to copy the structure of SMBC’s debut covered bond, resulting in a lack of uniformity in the market that may cause concern among investors. This stands in contrast to Korea, where banks are now exploring issuing in Korean won as there is a law in place that supports these instruments.
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Singaporean commodities company Trafigura has returned to the loan market for its annual borrowing, seeking a $1bn-equivalent to test the market’s appetite for the deal.
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Indonesian power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has launched a $1bn five year deal into syndication, with bank meetings set to kick off at the end of the month.
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Norway’s Yara has signed a $1.1bn-equivalent revolving credit facility, with the fertiliser company swapping its existing bank debt for a sustainability-linked deal.
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Two UK housing associations have hit the loan market, with Sovereign signing its first unsecured revolving credit facility and Hyde bringing two facilities totalling £350m.
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Belgium’s Cofinimmo has amended and restated its revolving credit facility, with the real estate investment company ramping up the size of its bank line to €400m.
