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SMBC asset management arm, Aravest get US$165 million for Apac real estate credit
The strategy spans the asset life cycle, including construction, bridge and stabilised stages
VPBank seeks US$1.2 billion in one of Vietnam’s largest ESG deals
The Hanoi-based firm has mandated more than a dozen banks to underwrite the three-year facility, according to sources
SMBC Asia inks debut US$3.2 billion SRT with Blackstone, Stonepeak
Globally, synthetic risk transfer volumes are projected to expand 11% annually over the next two years
SMFG said to eye US$1.1 billion additional investment in Yes Bank: sources
The fresh investment would bring the total amount to US$2.7 billion, giving SMFG a roughly 25% stake in Yes Bank
KKR, Gaw look to sell Tokyo Hyatt Regency for over 100 billion yen
KKR and Gaw Capital Partners are in talks to sell the Hyatt Regency hotel in Tokyo to Japan Hotel Reit Investment for more than 100 billion yen (S$879.3 million), according to people familiar with the...
Japan’s SMFG boosts US presence via bigger stake in Jefferies
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp (SMBC) said it will combine its US equity and merger and acquistion (M&A) business with Jefferies Financial Group as part of a deal in which its parent, Sumitomo M...

SMBC invests in fintech OakNorth
The US$30m investment will drive data-backed lending in the Japanese bank's key markets in South-east Asia, such as Indonesia

SMBC invests US$30m in GIC-backed fintech OakNorth amid Asean push
GIC-backed fintech OakNorth has secured a US$30 million investment from SMBC, with the Japanese bank driving data-backed lending in emerging markets such as Indonesia.

Asahi to borrow 1.19t for purchase of AB InBev's Australia unit
[TOKYO] Japanese beer maker Asahi Group Holdings said on Monday it would borrow 1.19 trillion yen (S$15.69 billion) from Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp to pay for its acquisition of Anheuser-Busch InBev...
Some banks going the extra mile to help offshore sector - for now
Banks with larger exposure work with clients beyond just debt restructuring to alleviate stress imposed by low oil prices