Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has appointed Tomofumi Watanabe as managing director and co-general manager of the Structured Finance Department in its Asia-Pacific division. Based in SMBC’s Singapore office, Watanabe will oversee the bank’s regional portfolio focused on...
The embryonic Korean offshore wind market is a long way off project finance adolescence. A viable ECA-backed template for big-ticket projects is set to emerge next year – but...
Serica Energy’s oversubscribed $750 million refinancing and Adura’s $3 billion RBL show that bank liquidity is returning to the UK’s North Sea. But it is returning on terms...
Ahead of Asia 2026, TXF gathered a handful of ECAs to outline why international ECA support still struggles to land in Asia — and where it is starting to work.
The embryonic Korean offshore wind market is a long way off project finance adolescence. A viable ECA-backed template for big-ticket projects is set to emerge next year – but international sponsors looking to farm down assets remain wary of the sector.
Serica Energy’s oversubscribed $750 million refinancing and Adura’s $3 billion RBL show that bank liquidity is returning to the UK’s North Sea. But it is returning on terms that favour the larger, diversified producers created by consolidation.
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