Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Oil and gas company KrisEnergy has extended a $111m revolver by one year, according to a release last Friday.

Australian banks are going through one of their toughest periods as slowing economic growth and greater regulatory oversight cause them to rethink their business models, especially when it comes to overseas activity. With new CEOs in place at three of the four big lenders, the industry is set for an overhaul. Ben Power reports.

Two UK funds have acquired a stake in one of the largest onshore wind farms in the country, Clyde Wind Farm. There is a healthy pipeline of utilities M&A according to one investor, which would be a boost for infrastructure loans.

Svenska Handelsbanken has chosen three banks to work on its first Kangaroo bond since 2014.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) funded itself more cheaply with a 15 year covered bond than it did with a five year this week. It followed Swedish Covered Bond Corporation (SCBC) which issued at the same spread as earlier deals despite a market widening.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) issued a five year Aussie dollar floater on Wednesday, attracting strong demand from Australian and Asian investors.

The Inter-American Development Bank has printed a five year Kauri bond, its first in the market since 2009.

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) has tied up a HK$5bn ($645m) five year fundraising with a group of 21 banks that were undeterred by the sub-100bp pricing.

BoC Aviation has increased its latest borrowing to $500m after banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

BoC Aviation has wrapped up its latest borrowing at a bigger size of $500m as banks from across Asia poured into the transaction.

Banks leapt on demand for Hong Kong dollar medium term notes this week, as better than expected US non-farm payrolls drove rates up in the dollar-pegged currency.

BoC Aviation has swooped into the syndicated loan market for a $300m unsecured transaction, launching the deal with four banks at the top.