Indonesia

Tiphone Mobile Indonesia has hit the market for a dual currency financing of $184m, with four mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners. The leads have gone out to a limited number of banks for syndication.

Indonesia’s Bank Permata has hired a bank to work on the country’s inaugural Basel III compliant tier two capital transaction in the offshore bond market.

HM Sampoerna, the Indonesian arm of cigarette giant Philip Morris International, will go to shareholders to raise up to Rph26.70tr ($1.98bn) via a rights issue as it seeks to increase its free float.

A $550m borrowing for Bank Rakyat Indonesia’s (BRI), which is due to be prefunded by a club of 11 banks, is expected to go into general syndication. Lenders are waiting for Bank Indonesia approval and are targeting signing by the end of August, with the first drawdown in the first week of September.

A Standard Chartered led borrowing for automobile parts maker Zhongding Hong Kong will see the company fully exercise a greenshoe, taking the loan size to €150m ($165m). Eight banks have committed to the facility during general syndication and two more are processing their approvals.

The recent move by two Asian oil companies to change covenants on existing borrowings has prompted a debate on whether more of their industry peers will follow suit. Some bankers believe the reality of a lower oil price environment justifies the revisions, while others are convinced the changes reflect the needs specific to these companies, rather than their sector, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

Asia's high yield bond market finally saw some overdue activity over the past week, with four deals pricing. But the sector is by no means invincible — eHi Car Services had to pull a deal amid tepid demand. But despite that setback, bankers are confident of printing more deals through the summer, writes Narae Kim.

Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) is said to have chosen three lenders to arrange its financing of up to $300m.

Louis Dreyfus Commodities Asia has sealed its $400m three year revolver, with a group of 38 banks. The loan, which was signed at the end of July, attracted mostly the company’s relationship banks, said a banker at one of the leads.

A $100m three year offshore syndicated term loan for debutante Mitra Pinasthika Mustika Finance has been oversubscribed. The deal, launched into general syndication in May, is due to close imminently.

Chery HuiYin Motor Finance Service Co is seeking to list in Hong Kong via sole sponsor CICC. The automotive financing company filed a preliminary prospectus with the stock exchange on July 31.

Sri Rejeki Isman (SriTex) is seeking to return to the dollar bond market for up to $420m in the second half of the year.