8 February 2010
Temasek Holdings, Singapore’s state-owned investment fund, launched a S$1bn ($704m) 10 year deal in the domestic Singaporean market on Monday, tapping into strong investor demand to price the deal at the bottom of guidance. read more »
08 February 2010
Shimao Property Holdings has mandated HSBC and Standard Chartered to arrange a $400m loan after investors in its high yield bonds granted it permission last week to increase its debt .
Bankers began pre-marketing the $3bn follow-on public offering for iron ore company NMDC on Monday in the latest test of demand for Indian equities following a disappointing response to NTPC's deal last week.
07 February 2010
Noble Group increased the size of its existing 2020 bond late last week in a $400m tap that dragged down the price of its outstanding debt, prompting suggestions that the deal had not been fully sold.
Star Energy Geothermal, a private Indonesian power producer, became the latest Asian high yield issuer to tap the international debt markets on Friday, getting strong demand for a $350m deal after tweaking its structure.
China SCE Property rose 4.6% on its debut in Hong Kong on Friday, beating a weak broader market with a surprise first-day gain.
Syndicate Bank launched a $100m nine month loan into the market last week as the Asian capital markets continue to swell with deals from Indian financial institutions.
India’s Bank of Baroda cancelled a dollar bond sale on Friday after a sharp spike in risk aversion made it impossible for it to meet its aggressive pricing target.
International Mining Machinery Holdings followed the trend late last week as increasingly volatile market conditions forced it to price its $327m Hong Kong initial public offering at the bottom of its target range.
If only size matters, then China’s banks could be about to take over the Asian debt markets.
04 February 2010
Bank of China’s Hong Kong subsidiary made a stunning debut in the bank capital markets late on Thursday, confounding sceptics who had claimed the $1.6bn subordinated bond was too tight to attract a broad range of investors.
Korean Development Bank and Industrial Bank of Korea, two of Asia’s most frequent debt issuers, returned to the dollar bond markets this week with very different approaches that each resulted in impressively tight new issues.
Indian power company NTPC made slow work of its follow-on public offering this week as investors left the $1.8bn deal only 80% covered with just one day of bookbuilding to go.
China SCE Property brushed aside poor market sentiment to close its $200m Hong Kong IPO this week, proving there is appetite for Chinese real estate investments, even as regulators attempt to deflate a property price bubble.
India’s Bank of Baroda looked set to raise $300m on its return to the international bond market on Thursday, but appeared to have delayed the deal as it pushed for a more aggressive price.
Chu Kong Petroleum & Natural Gas Steel Pipe priced its Hong Kong IPO at the bottom of its target range this week, raising $174m despite difficult market conditions.
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