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incorporated in England and Wales (company number 15236213),

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Vietnam

  • Two acquisition financings are due to hit general syndication after Chinese New Year. One is a loan for Baring Private Equity Asia’s acquisition of HCP Global, and the other is for Singha Asia, which is buying stakes in two companies from Vietnam’s Masan through the issue of new capital.
  • Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), which allocated its last loan in September 2015, is back for a borrowing of up to $200m.
  • Korea Exchange has put together a group of specialists to help attract blue chip companies from Indonesia and Vietnam to list in South Korea.
  • Taiwanese conglomerate Formosa Plastics Group has launched a $2.5bn dual tranche loan into syndication.
  • A $2.5bn loan for Taiwanese major Formosa Plastics Group launched into general syndication last week, with a big chunk to be used to finance projects in Vietnam.
  • VietinBank, one of the four largest state-owned commercial lenders in Vietnam, has doubled the size of its latest borrowing to $200m after fully exercising a greenshoe option.
  • The Vietnam government’s prized stakes in 10 firms are up for grabs, as the state looks to sell down its holdings in the country’s largest dairy producer, a telecommunications firm and an insurer among others.
  • The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is planning to end a one year hiatus from the international bond market, as it awaits approval to issue new notes in November.
  • Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has wrapped up and allocated its latest borrowing of $200m, double the launch size, despite struggling to gain traction in the beginning.
  • Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) is understood to have increased the size of its borrowing to $200m — double the launch size.
  • VietinBank, one of the four largest state-owned commercial lenders in Vietnam, has seen commitments come in during general syndication for a $100m three year facility.
  • Formosa Plastics Group is holding talks with 10 to 15 lenders for a dual tranche fundraising of $2.5bn, with banks asked to submit their pricing thoughts for the loan.