Clifford Chance (CC) and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune have advised HSBC on the issuance of $1.7bn (£1.04bn) in yen-denominated bonds, writes The Asian Lawyer.

The so-called ‘samurai’ bonds – yen-denominated debt floated in Japan by a non-Japanese issuer – comprised a $1.3bn (£802m) fixed-rate tranche and a $434m (£267m) floating-rate tranche, each with a five-year term.