Laos

The Laos government sold a five tranche baht-denominated bond in Thailand’s domestic market last week, netting Bt11bn ($309.7m) in proceeds. In its sixth deal in the Thai market, the sovereign targeted high net worth investors to tap into a new liquidity pool.

Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL Gen), which started bookbuilding for its debut dollar bond in Thailand last Friday, has settled on raising $312m from three tranches, according to a source.

Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL Gen) has started building books for a $300m bond it is looking to price in Thailand on September 2. The deal is progressing well, attracting interest from a wide array of investors including high net worth individuals.

Electricite du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL Gen) is looking to sell a $300m bond in Thailand late next week, and has mandated two banks to lead the deal.

The central bank of Laos is planning to close its debut offshore syndicated loan at a size of $158m, in a deal that bankers are hailing as a benchmark for other issuers from the country.

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic has become the first foreign issuer to sell a dollar bond in Thailand’s domestic market, raising $182m from a privately placed offering.

The up to $200m debut syndicated loan for the central bank of Laos has received a handful of commitments and more are expected before the deal wraps up in early December.

The central bank of Laos has rolled out a debut offshore syndication of up to $200m as it looks to diversify its funding channels. It has decided to take a strategic approach to its financing by tapping only a select pool of liquidity, writes Shruti Chaturvedi.

The central bank of Laos is making its debut in the syndicated loan market for a facility of $100m-$200m, as the country seeks to diversify its funding sources.