Singapore
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United Overseas Bank has made its first appearance in the Panda bond market, selling a Rmb2bn ($297.8m) three year deal. -
GLP has closed a Rmb3.3bn ($490m) nine year Panda bond, after scrapping an earlier plan to sell a dual-tranche deal.
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Private equity firm Platinum Equity is about to close the senior syndication for a $165m borrowing to support its acquisition of Singapore’s PCI.
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Singapore-based internet company Sea has raised $1.35bn after boosting the size of a follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).
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Goldman's Richdale joins KKR – JPM hires Wong from BofA – Fubon recruits from ANZ loans – Natixis names head of PB – Deutsche promotes two for sponsors – ABN opens shop in Australia – MSCI backs China A-shares
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Singapore-based internet company Sea is planning to issue a new chunk of its US-listed equity, according to a filing with the regulator.
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French investment bank Natixis has promoted one of its own to helm private bank and family office coverage for the region.
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In this round-up, China’s benchmark CSI300 index saw its biggest daily rise in three years after trade negotiations and deleveraging boosted investor sentiment, service imports and exports rose in 2018 and a Bloomberg survey indicated Hong Kong and Singapore investors are optimistic on Chinese onshore bonds.
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Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has launched the first catastrophe bond out of Singapore, as the Lion City seeks to become a hub for insurance-linked securities (ILS) by offering grants to issuers.
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Ecom Agroindustrial Asia, the Singaporean business entity under Swiss commodities trader Ecom, has returned to the international loan market for its annual borrowing.
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Singapore Power, a government owned electricity and gas distributor, grabbed investor attention on Wednesday and raised $600m from a rare trip to the international bond market.
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An investor protection deal between the EU and Singapore, approved by the European Parliament last week, would make sovereign debt restructurings harder for governments to manage, according to industry observers.
