Agricultural Bank of China

China Cinda Asset Management Co raised $1bn from a foray into the bond market, going for the lower-end of its size target despite what bankers on the deal called an ‘overwhelming’ response from investors.

China Development Bank has made a rare visit to the public Hong Kong dollar bond market, raising HK$4.3bn ($548m) from a triple-tranche floating rate transaction that included a 10 times covered decade-long note.

China’s Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co managed to raise the upper end of its $1.5bn target size at a tighter-than-expected level on Tuesday, a feat achieved despite a busy bond market in Asia.

Haitong International Securities has returned to the loan market for a HK$13.8bn ($1.7bn) refinancing led by a 16-strong group of mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Chinese local government financing vehicle Huzhou Communications bagged Rmb500m ($73.1m) this week in its first offshore renminbi offering.

Policy lender China Development Bank printed a dual-currency, three-tranche transaction on Tuesday, raising $2.4bn-equivalent. While it paid just a couple of basis points of new issue premium for the dollar bonds amid a short-lived market rally, demand for the euro portion exceeded expectations.

Two Chinese local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) had contrasting responses to their dollar bonds on Monday. While a borrower from Tianjin pulled off its deal with enough anchor support, a Gansu province issuer faced some hiccups around pricing.

Agricultural Development Bank of China (ADBC) has dipped into the euro market for the first time to diversify its investor base, despite having no real need for the currency and having to pay up for the fundraising.

A flurry of Asian bond issuers have ventured out in a bid to wrap up deals ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US on Thursday, even as markets remain on shaky ground.

Beijing Enterprises Group and Youyuan International Holdings hit the loan market this week for their latest syndicated fundraisings.

Beijing Enterprises Group is in the market for a HK$4.5bn ($575m) five year term loan launched through eight banks.

Agricultural Bank of China's Hong Kong branch became one of only two issuers to print floating rate notes (FRNs) in October, raising $800m on Wednesday.