Blackstone gobbles up credit risk transfers of banks’ data center exposures

Boubyan Bank seals three-year $300m Asian facility; eyes dollar and dinar sukuk

Boubyan Bank, a Kuwait-based Islamic lender, has signed a three-year $300m financing facility with Asian banks, according to 9fin sources.

Al Rajhi Bank privately places $500m sukuk; eyes public issuance

Al Rajhi Bank (Al Rajhi) (Aa3/A), a Saudi Arabian-based Islamic lender, has privately placed a $500m five-year sukuk with a profit rate of 5.237%, according to 9fin sources.

Asia weekly — AirTrunk launches mega deal, China sees rockstar issuance

US IG Wrap — Summer supply on record pace as data center deals loom

Aditya Birla taps local banks for INR 140bn Sprng acquisition loan

Aditya Birla Group is seeking to raise INR 140bn ($1.5bn) from local lenders to fund its acquisition of Sprng Energy from Shell Plc, according to 9fin sources.

9Questions — Tom van Rijsewijk, Macquarie Asset Management — Making debt real

Tom van Rijsewijk, head of infrastructure and investment grade private credit EMEA at Macquarie Asset Management, has built a career out of turning debt into tangible assets. He believes infrastructure credit is experiencing a golden age.