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Thailand’s Central Retail Corp is on track to launch the country’s largest IPO, with bookbuilding for the deal set to open on January 20, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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

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

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Two Indonesian borrowers, Bank Negara Indonesia and CSM Corporatama, have launched their loans into general syndication, according to several bankers.

Thailand-based S Hotels and Resorts has priced its IPO near the bottom end of the marketed range, raising Bt7.5bn ($247.9m).

Thailand’s S Hotels and Resorts is set to launch bookbuilding for its IPO next week and is looking to raise up to Bt7.9bn ($260m) from the deal.

Malaysia's CIMB Bank used Taiwan’s Formosa market to sell a $680m bond linked to Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), giving the borrower a pricing advantage over the international debt market.

Thailand’s S Hotels and Resorts has begun meeting investors ahead of its planned IPO, which is set to raise around $200m.

CIMB Group has rejigged its top management team across multiple divisions and hired a new chief executive officer for its Islamic banking operation.

Battersea Power Station, the former power station on the banks of the Thames in London, has got £600m of additional term loans for the third phase of its redevelopment.

Freeport Indonesia, a mining company that was acquired by Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) last year, is in talks with 10 banks for a $3bn term loan for its capital expenditure.