Infrastructure to drive Philippines cap markets

Vikas Arora is returning to the country with the German lender to replace Dino Siason.

The treasury has raised over $1bn in one day for the two and a half year offering.

The Japanese firm will invest $700m into the Philippines conglomerate as the two entities eye growth in infrastructure, energy, real estate, digital technologies, mobility and logistics.

Philippines’ Aboitiz Equity Ventures has agreed for BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners to take a 40% stake in Aboitiz InfraCapital; the Philippines government is ramping up infrastructure investment.

Tonik is the first digital-only bank in the Philippines with a banking licence from the BSP. Ukraine's Diligent Capital Partners, which is leading the pre-Series C funding round, has backed founder Greg Krasnov before.

Moody's is the first global credit rating agency to invest in a domestic player.