The joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on the sustainability re-linked bond offering by Bank of China Limited, London Branch, comprising USD300 million 1% notes due 2024 under Bank of China Limited’s USD40 billion MTN programme. This marks the world’s first sustainability re-linked bond issuance. This deal won Debt and equity-linked Deal of the Year, IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2022.
China Life Insurance (Overseas) Company Limited, Hong Kong Branch: advising the managers on its issuance of USD2bn 5.35% dated subordinated capital bonds due 2033.
The HKSAR Government on the inaugural issuance of HKD-denominated tokenised green bond where the beneficial interests in the green bond are recorded on issue date in the tokenised securities accounts on a distributed ledger technology-based digital assets platform.
Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, the joint lead managers on Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China’s offshore sovereign bond offerings for 5 consecutive years, including the Government’s first foreign currency bond offering since 2004, its first Euro-denominated bond issuance in 15 years and the largest Reg. S offering by an Asian sovereign to-date.
The joint lead managers on the issuance of USD450m 3.40% notes due 2024 by Wuhan Financial Holdings (Group) Co. Ltd.
Bank of Communications Hong Kong branch: advising the joint lead managers on the issuance of USD500million floating rate notes due 2026. The bonds are issued under Bank of Communication’s Green Bond Framework which is the first to take reference from the Common Ground Taxonomy (June 2022 update version) published by The International Platform on Sustainable Finance.
A global financial institution as the subscriber on the issuance of SOFR floating rate secured notes, secured by securities standing to the credit of a securities collateral account of the issuer (an overseas branch of a PRC financial institution) with a clearing system.
Incumbent counsel advising the relevant dealers on the various CNY-denominated issuances under a supranational’s GMTN programme.
The joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on the first offshore bond offering by the People’s Government of Shenzhen Municipality of Guangdong Province of the People’s Republic of China. This also marks the first time a PRC municipal government issues RMB-denominated offshore bonds in Hong Kong. This deal won Debt Market Deal of the Year – Midsize, ALB China Law Awards 2022.
The joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on the inaugural dual-currency blue bond offering by Bank of China Limited, Paris Branch and Bank of China Limited, Macau Branch, comprising USD500mn 0.95% bonds due 2023 and CNY3bn 3.15% bonds due 2022. This marks the first blue bond issuance in Asia and the fourth such issuance globally. It is also the first blue bond issued by a commercial bank. This deal won ESG Deal of the Year , IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2021.
The joint lead managers in connection with the multi-tranche Reg S and Rule 144A offering of USD6 billion sovereign bonds by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China. This deal won China Deal of the Year, ALB China Law Awards 2021 and Debt Market Deal of the Year-Premium, ALB China Law Awards 2021.
Licheng International Development Co. Ltd. on its issuance of USD130m 7.30% guaranteed bonds due 2026.
Taishan Finance International Business Co. Limited on its issuance of USD300m 3.50% guaranteed bonds due 2024.
The joint lead managers on the issuance of CNY1.26bn 4.2% bonds due 2027 by Chongqing Fuling Industrial Development Group Co. Ltd.
