2020-04-04 IFR Magazine

76 International Financing Review April 4 2020

ASIA-PACIFIC

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ASIA-PACIFIC LOANS BOOKRUNNERS – FULLY

SYNDICATED VOLUME (INCLUDING JAPAN)

BOOKRUNNERS: 1/1/2020–31/3/2020

Managing No of Total Share

bank or group issues US$(m) (%)

Proportional credit

Source: Refinitiv SDC code: S3a

1 Mizuho 163 25,194.39 22.6

2 MUFG 234 18,163.37 16.3

3 Sumitomo Mitsui 205 16,883.55 15.1

4 Bank of China 59 8,175.79 7.3

5 China Merchants 10 4,856.72 4.3

6 Ag Bank of China 6 2,334.69 2.1

7 Credit Agricole 6 2,082.14 1.9

8 ICBC 7 2,026.78 1.8

9 HSBC 16 1,890.55 1.7

10 ANZ 10 1,826.48 1.6

Total 780 111,686.78

9 IFR Loans 2327 p 75 - XX.indd 76 03 / 04 / 2020 19 : 26 : 35