Standard Chartered Corporate & Investment Banking

⚡Power for households in Türkiye – and jobs in the UK ⚡ We’ve announced a EUR249.09 million (equivalent to USD272 million) transaction that we arranged for Turkish renewables company Kalyon Enerji. The transaction was arranged in partnership with UK Export Finance to fund a project to construct and operate new solar power plants at seven sites across Türkiye – the second-largest such project in the country. British company UK Grid Solutions Ltd will supply and install critical equipment, supporting jobs at their site in Staffordshire. The project is expected to: a) Support the construction and operation of seven solar power plants b) Power over 80,000 households per year in Türkiye with renewable energy c) Directly support up to 30 jobs in the UK Learn more about the project and what we’re doing to help support our clients in the transition towards lower-carbon economies: https://lnkd.in/gcR9mR_b #RenewableEnergy #SolarPower

We are delighted to confirm our investment in United Fintech, a neutral Digital Transformation Platform which brings together businesses with cutting-edge tech providers to drive market innovation. The investment supports our ambitions to contribute to the advancement of digital transformation solutions across the financial services arena. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gYWzVYUH Geoff Kot #Fintech #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #DigitalTechnology

We are delighted to have supported Trinasolar in the financing of its new solar module manufacturing plant in Wilmer, Texas, USA, by acting as Lead Structuring bank and Bookrunner, Green Loan Coordinator, and Joint Lead Arranger, Lender, and Hedge Counterparty in the USD235 million non-recourse senior secured term green loan facility. The project will contribute to improving the country’s renewable energy mix and transition to cleaner energy and aligns with our commitment to support clean energy initiatives across our footprint markets. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dXQhNTQE #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #Solar

We are proud to have signed MOUs with Kingboard Holdings Limited, Computime Group Limited and Stavian Chemical to jointly explore in each respective case business opportunities between Hong Kong and Vietnam. Our wide-ranging financial solutions in both Hong Kong and ASEAN will help Kingboard and Computime expand business and production lines in Vietnam and Stavian Group explore opportunities in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area and other markets in China. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggV-dZ4v Mary Huen Hanh Nguyen

How can we build a more inclusive and sustainable model of global trade, and make it work better and more equitably for all? Find out from Michael Spiegel the solutions we can implement to benefit all businesses: https://lnkd.in/dpHe9m6b #ResettingGlobalisation #FutureofTrade

We were honoured to host 127 participants representing 40 of our bank clients from 17 countries at our flagship Correspondent Banking Academy in Kuala Lumpur. During the two-day workshops, our subject matter experts discussed emerging trends in Cross Border Payments & Trade Finance trends, ISO 20022 migration, Sanctions compliance and Payment Transparency. The Correspondent Banking Academy events are organised in 15 markets across our global network. The sessions are designed to share best practices and discuss the latest trends in correspondent banking, globally. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gikS7PPP Michael Spiegel Dhiraj Rajan Bajaj Joon Nien Mak Chandraprakash Lakhwani Shivaraman Subramanian #correspondentbanking #tradefinance #cashmanagement

“Carefully constructed blended finance structure can be a key to decarbonisation of infrastructure projects in emerging markets.” Listen to Tracy Wong Harris on the role of blended finance at the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) event. Watch more: https://lnkd.in/gs5qF4z5

The much-anticipated Cash and Liquidity Management Guide for Corporates is now out. Download your copy of this handy guide, which provides an up-to-date view of factors impacting your liquidity management considerations: https://lnkd.in/gr4VVzt3 #treasury #guide #LiquidityManagement #CashManagement

We are proud to have supported Azalea Investment Management’s launch of its Astrea 8 total issuance size of Class A-1 SGD520 million (equivalent to USD385 million) and Class A-2 USD200 million bonds backed by cash flows from a quality diversified portfolio of investments in private equity funds. As the Joint Lead Manager and Joint Bookrunner since Astrea 4, this transaction exemplifies our strong and long-term partnership with Azalea. By successfully bringing in new investors, we assisted Azalea in achieving its diversification goals for the placement tranche and securing a healthy orderbook from high-quality institutions. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcFjhgA9 Marc Freydefont Mervlyn Tan Elayne Ho Seng En Hui Mike Lim Xiemai #capitalmarkets #PrivateEquity #bonds

We are delighted to have supported LBBW’s inaugural dual-tranche 5-year AUD750 (equivalent to USD490) million senior preferred Kangaroo offering. The final order book peaked at over AUD1.6 (equivalent to USD1.05) billion and included 70 very high quality investors from the APAC region. This successful transaction marked LBBW’s first foray into the AUD Kangaroo market and the first Kangaroo bond offering from a German bank issuer. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPyhe-2a #CreditMarkets