Global investors, with the majority in Asia, participated in the deal which included five year, 10 year and 30 year senior bonds, and is the largest US dollar bond issuance in Hong Kong in the Reg S format; the funds will help drive infrastructure development.

Analysts are betting that US president Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping will strike a deal, which would spur US players to buy Chinese stocks, just as overall sentiment for mainland China and Hong Kong improves.

The rationale behind all the winners for the best capital market deals across Asia Pacific.

The record issuance in US dollars, Hong Kong dollars and CNH, includes several 30-year tranches.

Read on to find out the winners of our Deal Awards – Asia Pacific.

The three-year deal for the Singaporean bank was priced at a mid-range of 2.3% and could list on the Singapore Exchange.

Apac's largest social bond issuance will be used to finance or refinance the loans under the special 100% loan guarantee of Hong Kong's SME Financing Guarantee Scheme.

ECM and M&A activity plunged by 66.2% and 21.6% respectively, however DCM demonstrated resilience, dropping slightly by 1.8%.

Will the Middle East provide an opportunity for China to push forward the internationalisation goal for its currency? Experts say it’s happening, but all too slowly.

ESR Group has around $156bn in total assets under management across Asia Pacific, focused on the new economy sectors of logistics, data centres and alternatives.