Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

Bank of Communication Financial Leasing has launched a $270m three year loan into general syndication, turning to onshore Chinese banks with stockpiles of dollars.

Bank Muscat's Islamic banking arm, Meethaq, has requested proposals from banks for its debut loan syndication.

Tylor Hartwell is starting at National Australia Bank, after leaving Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation earlier this year.

National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) has become the latest Indian corporation to tap the Samurai loan market, taking advantage of the cheap pricing and abundant liquidity on offer from Japanese banks.

Italian auto finance bank FCA Bank found the feelgood factor in full effect on Friday as market participants suggested it priced a new three year deal more than 40bp tighter than if it had sold the same deal at the start of the year.

The US corporate new issuance calendar took a breather on Thursday after clocking up its busiest week of the year with $30bn of supply in just three days. Borrowers remained on the sidelines as investors digested the supply onslaught that brought bulging order books and tight pricing.

India’s Bharat Oman Refineries, a joint venture between Bharat Petroleum Corp and Oman Oil Co, has returned to the offshore loan market with a $125m deal that breaks a four-year absence.

On Thursday, Imperial Brands bucked the recent trend of ethical and sustainable corporate bond issuance, but found plenty of demand for its latest deal. The UK tobacco group had not accessed the bond market for more than two years.

BFI Finance Indonesia has returned to the loan market for a $55m three year facility.

Power Grid Corporation of India has broken a seven-year absence from the international loan market to target Japanese liquidity for a ¥22bn ($201m) Samurai deal.

Singapore’s Interplex Holdings has returned for a $400m five year loan to refinance a 2016 borrowing that supported its acquisition by Baring Private Equity Asia.

French supermarket chain Auchan attracted plenty of demand for its third consecutive January new issue but it had to pay a hefty new issue premium to ensure the deal got done. The supermarket sector is one of several retail sectors priming investors for poor annual results.