Bank of China

Bank of China kicked off the year’s supply from Asian lenders by raising close to $2.5bn from three senior bonds in dollars and euros.

Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings is set to sign a €1bn club loan to support its acquisition of a stake in Universal Music Group.

Axis sells full Syndicate Bank loan — Onfem boosts size to HK$6bn — Indorent closes $175m borrowing with 13 banks — VPBank wraps up $200m facility — Vingroup attracts 14 lenders

German automaker Daimler began its 2020 renminbi debt market activity on Tuesday with a Rmb3bn ($432m) Panda bond sold through a new issuance vehicle, Netherlands-based subsidiary Daimler International Finance.

Indonesian automobile company CSM Corporatama, also known as Indorent, has wrapped up its syndicated loan at a bigger size of $175m.

GlobalCapital China, previously GlobalRMB, is pleased to announce the winners of its annual capital markets awards, honouring the banks, companies and individuals that have made the biggest contribution to bridging the gap between China’s markets and the rest of the world. In part one of the awards, we reveal the most impressive issuers in the FIG, corporate and SSA categories.

French water and waste management and energy services company, Veolia Environnement, bagged Rmb1.5bn ($215m) from a private placement Panda bond issuance last Friday.

Investec has entered the loan market for the third time this year, taking a $450m two year term loan from a range of international lenders.

Langham Hospitality Investments has closed a HK$7.5bn ($958m) sustainability-linked deal with 11 lenders, marking the first loan of its kind from the hospitality sector in Asia.

French company Veolia Environnement is set to return to the Panda bond market after more than a year away. It has mandated banks for its third outing in China’s debt market.

GAC-Sofinco Auto Finance, a joint venture between Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance and Guangzhou Automobile Corp, wrapped up a Rmb6bn ($851m) four tranche internationally rated auto ABS deal on Thursday. The trade was priced tightly thanks to the issuer’s good relationship with banks.

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Kunming Rail Transit Group Co made its inaugural appearance in the dollar market on Thursday, raising $500m after a large price tightening.