ANZ

Alan Roch has joined Standard Chartered in Hong Kong as head of bond syndicate for Asia.

Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) Shandong Gold Group Co achieved size with its three year outing on Monday, raising $600m. Another government-linked entity in the province, Weifang Urban Construction and Development Investment Group Co, debuted in the offshore market with a $250m trade.

Korea Development Bank hopped into the Australian dollar market on October 12, selling an A$400m ($284m) Kangaroo bond. Despite the volatility in the market earlier in the week, KDB had little trouble sealing the popular deal.

Irish boutique investment bank Rubicon Infrastructure Advisors has hired two bankers with over 40 years of experience to expand its business into the UK.

A spike in US Treasury yields on Thursday had a knock-on effect on bond spreads in Asia, posing an additional challenge for issuers ready to head out the gates next week.

India’s UPL Corp has launched a $3bn five year term loan into general syndication to support its acquisition of Arysta LifeScience.

Jack Ang is leaving his position as director of bond syndicate at Société Générale to join ANZ, GlobalCapital Asia understands.

Indonesian power company Perusahaan Listrik Negara has closed its debut offshore loan after exercising part of the greenshoe option.

Philippine food and beverage producer and distributor Universal Robina Corp is gauging appetite among banks for a NZ$420m ($278m) loan to refinance an old borrowing used to back the acquisition of New Zealand’s Griffin’s Foods.

Energy and commodities trader Mercuria is back in the loan market for its annual fundraising, seeking a $1.1bn multi-tranche borrowing.

Indian electricity utility firm Tata Power has mandated five banks to lead a $245m borrowing, ending a two year hiatus from the offshore loan market.

Sinopharm Holding China Finance Leasing, a unit of state-owned China National Pharmaceutical Group, is tapping offshore banks for a $200m term loan.