ANZ

ANZ’s cash profit jumped 23% in the six months ending March 31, buoyed by the lender’s moves to restructure its business and hive off some of its retail and wealth units.

A $120.6m borrowing to support an acquisition by Indian company Tata AutoComp Systems was signed this week, with 16 lenders joining the two mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

China Huarong Asset Management Co sold a $3.4bn-equivalent six-tranche bond in US dollars and Singapore dollars on April 20. The transaction featured many firsts for the issuer, and was part of its efforts to normalise its debt curve.

India’s HPCL-Mittal Energy (HMEL) took centre stage on Monday, selling the only international bond from Asia ex-Japan. The 4x covered deal benefited from support from state-owned HPCL, with the bonds trading up by 50 cents in the secondary market.

As the perceived European political risk reduced following the results of the first round of French elections, Asian debt markets opened on Monday to a deal from India's HPCL-Mittal Energy (HMEL).

Qantas Airways has wrapped up its latest borrowing at A$900m ($676m). The Australian carrier had held roadshows in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei and drew a response from Chinese, Singaporean and Taiwanese banks, among others.

China Huarong Asset Management Co on Thursday concluded a $3.4bn-equivalent six-tranche offering featuring US dollars and Singapore dollars. The transaction broke new ground for the issuer, and the company is one step closer in narrowing the gap between its curve and that of some of its Chinese peers.

ANZ has hired Nathan Herman as an associate director in its loan syndications team in Hong Kong.

Two Malaysian lenders, CIMB and AmBank, have hit the loan market in quick succession, seeking a total of $700m between them.

China Huarong International Holdings began marketing a four tranche dollar deal on Thursday morning, including two floating rate notes.

Wells Fargo brushed off heightened political tension in France and Korea on Wednesday, offering a triple-tranche bond to a hungry Australian dollar bond market.

Wells Fargo is expected to sell on Wednesday a dual tranche deal in Australian dollars — a rare offering from a well-known name.