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BOC Aviation, Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC) and Bumi Serpong Damai were the first out of the gates on Monday morning with their new bond deals, as the Asian debt market prepares for an onslaught of supply.

Bank of China (BOC) returned to the bond market with a Belt and Road blockbuster this week, raising around $3.2bn from a multi-tranche, multi-currency deal. Addison Gong reports.

Bank of China has priced bonds denominated in US dollars, euros and Australian dollars worth $3bn-equivalent, with another two tranches in New Zealand dollars set to be priced on Wednesday. The deal, sold under different branches of the bank, reflects the relentless bid for floating rate notes (FRNs).

Peking University Founder Group Co, BOC Aviation and Yuexiu Property Co are meeting investors for their upcoming bond plans, while China National Chemical Corp’s Swiss subsidiary Syngenta is also gearing up for a mega deal.

A year after selling a $3.1bn-equivalent four-currency, six-tranche Belt and Road blockbuster, Bank of China is making a comeback with another Reg S only bond to support the initiative.

Credit Suisse has appointed a second head of China investment banking and capital markets (IBCM), according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia on Thursday.

Westpac Banking Corp has appointed Michael Correa as general manager for Asia Pacific.

Far East Horizon has closed its largest syndicated loan at just over $1bn, after banks jumped onboard the fundraising.

Far East Horizon is making a rapid comeback with an $800m fundraising just two months after allocating an identical loan, confident that banks will gobble it up.

Westpac raised Swiss franc bonds on Monday, reaffirming the idea that financial institutions are best placed to act opportunistically in the Swiss market this year.

Peking University Founder Group Company and Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co used keepwell deeds for their dollar bond sales on Thursday, paying a bit of premium for the structure.

Wall Street’s biggest banks hit the dollar bond market with multi-billion offerings after reporting fourth quarter earnings this week, and supply-starved investors piled into the new deals.