HSBC plans to buy out the 37% of Hang Seng Bank it does not own for HK$106bn, or US$13.6bn, to take the Hong Kong bank private and double down on its areas of strength and grow in Asia. 

BondAuction and The Housing Finance Corporation have announced a partnership to use the tech startup's novel new issue process that aims to move beyond traditional syndication practices for non-government issuers by allowing investors to register their interest in deals directly on the platform with a precise bid. 

Thames Water’s most senior creditors have yet to approve the recapitalisation proposal from the troubled utility’s Class A creditor group, which could prove a stumbling block to the plan's backers attempts to take it over. 

Standard Chartered has appointed co-head of corporate and investment banking Roberto Hoornweg as chief executive of the division.

Caisse des depots et consignations on Thursday sold a more than thrice subscribed €1bn five-year sustainable bond, becoming the first French SSA issuer to test the waters in a week that began in volatile fashion after the resignation of yet another French prime minister.

Public Property Invest brought the fifth real estate deal of the week to the European investment-grade market, with the bonds offering what some investors viewed as modest yet reasonable premium. 

German insurer Viridium Group has introduced itself to credit investors with an €850m long 10-year Tier 2 issued to refinance a bridge facility linked to its recently completed acquisition.

West African development bank, BOAD, went surprisingly long with its first issuance in euros in nearly five years, though the deal went down well with investors.

Uniti Group is preparing its second securitization as the US fiber services provider works to restructure its debt to cut interest costs and raises funds to upgrade its networks.

Ashland Place Finance on Tuesday issued its second aviation loan securitisation further taking this year's supply from the sector past the total for the whole of 2024.  

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comments on whether it is time to relax disclosure requirements to encourage more public-registered offerings of non-agency mortgage bonds.

US asset-backed issuance rang up its biggest third-quarter volume in the post-credit crisis era as issuers continued to take advantage of favourable funding conditions and keen investor demand.

Long-end buyers have welcomed the Flemish Community's new 25-year in a market low on public non-sovereign (or quasi-sovereign) duration deals.

The Czech Republic has ended its long absence from ESG bond markets with a rare sovereign social bond issue. 

The UN Environment Programme has launched a tool to help banks engage with clients on nature, underscoring the growing focus on nature-related disclosure in the financial services industry. 

The International Finance Corp’s recent collateralised loan obligation is set to ramp up the fledgling multilateral development bank securitisation market, ushering in regular issuance, new names and even potential commingled deals with multiple loan originators.

Prague-based pharmaceuticals manufacturer Zentiva’s freshly issued buyout loan dropped in the secondary market on its first trading day, with investors citing heavy allocations and caution around the tight final pricing.

Thames Water’s most senior creditors have yet to approve the recapitalisation proposal from the troubled utility’s Class A creditor group, which could prove a stumbling block to the plan's backers attempts to take it over. 

The Reserve Bank of India has proposed to relax external commercial borrowing rules for Indian companies to make it easier for them to access the offshore markets, according to a draft framework released on October 3.

Factoring and supply chain finance, once considered savvy tools for companies to manage cashflow, are once again under the microscope of leveraged loan investors after the spectacular blowup of US auto parts supplier First Brands.