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Malaysian telecommunications company Axiata has raised $800m from an Islamic sustainability-linked loan.

Dai Quang Minh Corp, the real estate arm of Vietnamese carmaker Truong Hai Auto Corp, has opened a $130m loan into general syndication.

Malaysia’s Press Metal Aluminium has raised a $300m dual-tranche financing to support its acquisition of Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI).

TCC Group, controlled by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has agreed a $10bn two year loan to support its bid for Tesco’s Asian assets.

Trans Retail Indonesia has caused a stir by deciding to structure its new syndicated loan with a relatively rare two-stage participation fee payment. Although not all banks will be wholeheartedly on board, the borrower’s move is savvy under the circumstances.

Haitong International Securities Group has closed its club loan at a bigger size of HK$12bn ($1.5bn) after finding support from a group of 19 lenders.

Trans Retail Indonesia, also known as Carrefour Indonesia, has returned to the loan market for a $740m-equivalent dual-currency deal. It features an unusual fee structure that has left many bankers scratching their heads, writes Pan Yue.

Trans Retail Indonesia, also known as Carrefour Indonesia, has launched a dual-currency deal into general syndication, opting for a slightly different approach to paying participation fees to lenders.

Trans Retail Indonesia, previously known as Carrefour Indonesia, and textile firm Sri Rejeki Isman (Sritex) have both mandated banks for new loans.

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

Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup Joint Stock Co and its automobile subsidiary VinFast have exercised part of a greenshoe option on their joint borrowing, boosting the loan size to $525m.

VPBank Finance Company, the consumer finance arm of Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank, has increased the size of its loan to $200m after seven banks joined during general syndication