DBS Bank has mandated Barclays, DBS Bank, Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale CIB to arrange a series of fixed income investor meetings from Friday for a sterling covered bond.
The proposed transaction will be the second offshore covered deal from the bank after it priced Singapore's first such offering in July, a $1 billion three-year bond that priced at 37bp over mid-swaps.
The bank's dollar debut was rated Aaa/AAA/AAA and was issued from a $10 billion multicurrency programme.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP won the Insurance Law Firm of the Year award at the ALB Hong Kong Law Awards 2024, apart from being the sponsor of the Insurance In-House Team of the Year award. Edwin Northover, Asia-based corporate partner and head of the firm’s financial institutions and corporate practices in Asia, talks about the firm's recent achievements, trends in the insurance industry, and future outlook for insurance law in Hong Kong.
U.S. law firm Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel and global legal giant Herbert Smith Freehills are planning to merge to create a firm with more than 2,700 lawyers, according to a joint statement on Monday.
Japanese boutique Tokyo International Law Office (TKI) is set to establish its first overseas outpost with the opening of a Singapore office in January 2025, marking a significant milestone in the rapidly expanding firm's global strategy.