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Far East Horizon, a Hong Kong-listed financial services firm, has launched a $1bn loan into general syndication.

Transition bonds were the hot idea of 2019 in green finance circles, appearing to offer a way to expand themed bonds to a much wider range of issuers. But the product has struggled to gain momentum. This week’s deal from Snam, the Italian gas grid company, confirmed that it has an audience, among both issuers and investors.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has become the second bank to issue a Covid-19 bond in the euro market following the example set by BBVA in May.

New chair at MUFG's EMEA arm — Jim Cowles turns up at ambitious fintech firm — Citi picks Sansen for trading team

Marshall Bailey will be the next chair of the board of MUFG’s securities arm for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

A quartet of SSAs borrowed a combined A$940m ($613.4m) into the Kangaroo market this week, spurring the SSA Aussie dollar market on to its best monthly volume in over nine months.

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

Adani Electricity Mumbai has decided to close its debut offshore borrowing as a club deal with eight banks, bringing an end to long-running discussions about a possible syndication.

Indonesia’s Sarana Multi Infrastruktur (SMI) has mandated five banks for a planned $500m refinancing loan. But bankers on the deal warn the terms could change due to uncertain market conditions.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary capital markets activity. The North American corporate bond market funded a staggering record $194bn of investment grade issues in March while Europe has also been busy — shaking up the league tables and yielding a surprise windfall for the very largest investment banks.

MUFG Bank has named Pierre Ferland as co-head of global markets for Asia, moving him over from the investment banking division.

Reliance Industries is seeking commitments from banks for a ¥38bn ($351m) Samurai loan in senior syndication. The Indian company’s deal is part of a two-tranche dollar and yen-denominated transaction worth about $1.45bn.