Loans week January 8-14

China loan volume at the highest level on record

• Guodian Zheneng Ningdong Power Generation has signed a RMB 6.1 billion 15-year term loan through sole bookrunner and mandated lead arranger Bank of China. Syndication saw China Everbright Bank, Export-Import Bank of China and Postal Savings Bank of China as participants. Proceeds are for capital expenditure purposes.
• China Utility Energy sector’s loan volume has reached $22.9 billion via 18 deals in 2015, almost triple the $7.8 billion borrowed from 2014 and the highest level on record.
• China syndicated loan volume stood at a record high of $123.1 billion...