DBS Bank is a well-recognised name in loan syndication. We have landed many high-profile deals in the region in competition with global and regional financial institutions. These efforts were recognised when DBS Bank became the first non-US bank to win the coveted IFR Asia's "Asian Loan House of the Year" award and commended by the regional magazine for "doing intelligent, high-profile structured transactions that add value to the development of the market".

Since 2002, DBS Bank has arranged and co-arranged more than 13 offshore syndicated transactions worth more than USD2.3 billion in Malaysia.

Milestones in Malaysia

• Mandated to arrange a USD50 Million Syndicated Term Loan for Trenergy (FPSO) Sdn Bhd to refinance its existing bank borrowings. The deal closed with close to 2 times oversubscription.



• Joint mandate to arrange a USD400 Million Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Star Cruises Ltd to refinance its existing bank borrowings.



• Mandated to arrange a USD40 Million Syndicated Term Loan for Megan Media Holdings Bhd to finance the capacity expansion.



• Mandated to arrange a USD85 Million Syndicated Term Loan for Southern Steel Bhd to refinance its existing bank borrowings.



• Joint mandate to arrange a USD300 Million Syndicated Facilities for Astro All Asia Networks Plc to refinance and restructure its existing bank borrowings.

• Mandated to arrange a USD230 Million Syndicated Term Loan Facility for Kumpulan Guthrie Bhd to refinance the Islamic facility taken to finance the acquisition of the Minamas plantations in Indonesia.



• Mandated to structure and arrange a USD265 Million Syndicated Facility for Astro All Asia Networks Plc to acquire the Shaw film library as well as to restructure the group's debt prior to the listing of ASTRO on Bursa Malaysia.



• Mandated as the only Asian Joint Bookrunner and Joint Lead Manager for the IPO of Astro All Asia Networks Plc.



• Mandated to arrange a USD36 Million Syndicated Term Loan Facility for RB Labuan Ltd, guaranteed by Ramatex Bhd to finance the overseas expansion of the group.

• Joint mandate to arrange a USD435m Syndicated Facility for Maxis Communications/Maxis Holdings/Maxis Mobile. This is a structured pre-IPO financing involving restructuring of the Maxis group’s bank borrowings.



• Mandated to arrange a USD77 Million Syndicated Term Loan for Resorts World Bhd to finance the subscription of right shares in Star Cruises.