Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

A HK$2.8bn ($361m) loan to back private equity firm Permira's leveraged buyout of Hong Kong-based Tricor Holdings has been launched into general syndication.

Bank Muscat is preparing to refinance a $600m loan maturing in April next year and will likely aim to raise the same amount with its new facility, said one banker.

Indian Oil Corp, is looking to refinance a $300m bridge loan, having picked Citi and DBS to supply it three months ago for an acquisition.

Indomobil Finance Indonesia has returned to the syndicated loan market for a $100m borrowing after a break of nearly one and a half years.

Several loans from Omani credits are being tipped to be launched this year, but, after several large deals, some bankers have concerns that lending appetite is waning.

Syndication is under way for a A$500m ($380m) five year facility to support Philippine consumer food and beverage company Universal Robina Corp’s acquisition of Snack Brands Australia.

Deutsche Bank led a trio of Yankee borrowers in an opportunistic dash for dollar funding, as US banks were confined to the sidelines because of an earnings blackout.

SMBC has hired Barclays’ head of private loan sales, who had worked at the bank for 10 years before his departure.

The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA) completed its loan refinancing last week and grew the deal from $320.5m to $400m in syndication after strong support from lenders, according to a lead banker.

Some eight banks that arranged Saudi Arabia’s $10bn loan in May have secured berths on the sovereign's bond extravaganza that is due to kick off this week.

Gas Authority of India (GAIL) has rolled a $300m refinancing into general syndication through three mandated lead arrangers and bookrunners.

Trafigura’s latest Asian-focused loan syndication has grown in syndication, from $1.4bn to $1.665bn, but is more skewed to shorter maturities and dollar funding than the deal it replaces.