HNA Reit looking for new banks after BAML retreats

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HNA Commercial Reit is on the lookout for arrangers for its Singapore IPO, after Bank of America Merrill Lynch walked away from the deal. But the real estate investment trust’s search will not be easy. Bulge bracket firms are under scrutiny for any ties to parent HNA Group, which is feeling the heat from Chinese regulators. Jonathan Breen reports.