Asean

GLP, a Singapore-headquartered global logistics facilities provider, sold a Rmb2bn ($286m) Panda bond on Wednesday. The company, once a frequent issuer in the onshore renminbi market, returned after a long absence.

Singapore’s stock exchange and Nasdaq have extended a partnership for dual listings on the bourses with an agreement to co-operate on regulatory matters.

Philippine company Globe Telecom raised $600m from a dual-tranche deal on Thursday, with investors attracted to the firm’s sector of operation.

Ayala Land Real Estate Investment Trust (AReit) has struck a chord with investors, which covered the institutional book of its IPO after the first day on the road, according to a source familiar with the matter.

CPF Investments, a unit of Thai firm Charoen Pokphand Foods, has returned to the loan market for a refinancing of up to $1bn.

Indonesian state-owned electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara has changed tack on its loan plans in a bid to seal thinly priced deals in a difficult market environment, writes Pan Yue.

A recent surge in dollar bond supply tempered enthusiasm among investors for Vista Land & Lifescapes’ $200m outing.

Ayala Land Real Estate Investment Trust (AReit) has got the preliminary greenlight from the Philippines’ securities regulator for the country’s first Reit IPO.

Bank Rakyat Indonesia has opened a $1bn loan into general syndication with a group of 10 lenders at the helm.

A veteran Citi banker who had been with the US firm for nearly two decades has joined CMB International Singapore.

Thai oil and gas company PTT Public Co sold the first 50 year bond from an Asian corporation on Thursday, raising $700m from a tightly-priced deal.

KKR has closed two bilateral loans to support its acquisition of Vinhomes Joint Stock Co, GlobalCapital Asia understands.