Asia Pacific

Chaoju Eye Care Holdings is gauging investor appetite for a HK$1.81bn ($233m) listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the latest healthcare related company to seek an IPO.

I have used Covid-19 as an excuse to avoid some unwanted social occasions over the last year or so, but a friend of mind has taken his Covid isolation to a new level.

Chinese technology companies are flocking back to the US for IPOs after months of poor market conditions and the regulatory crackdown on the sector brought deal flow to a near halt. There is more on the way too, as issuers look to wrap up deals before the summer slowdown. Jonathan Breen reports.

Biopharmaceutical company HutchMed (China) pocketed HK$4.17bn ($537.1m) this week from its Hong Kong IPO.

Beijing Construction Engineering Group sold a tightly priced $600m bond by getting a rating for the first time, a move that made a ‘huge difference’ to the company’s fundraising.

The offshore renminbi (CNH) bond market saw a jump in action this week, with three issuers taking advantage of favourable issuing conditions to roll out deals. Addison Gong reports.

Thailand’s Gulf Energy Development Public Co is seeking a multi-billion loan in dollars and baht to fund the acquisition of telecommunications firm Intouch Holdings, giving banks yet another opportunity to finance a jumbo deal from the southeast Asian country. But there are challenges ahead, writes Pan Yue.

Hong Kong-based Bank of China Group Investment has broken a year-long absence from the Panda bond market, pricing a three year deal this week for refinancing.

China Oil and Gas Group’s $400m bond proved popular with investors this week as it offered the high yield market an alternative to property deals from the country.

Hong Kong's CK Asset Holdings, previously known as Cheung Kong Property Holdings, marketed a dual tranche deal worth $600m on Wednesday.

Chinese property company Leading Holdings Group has made its debut in the dollar market with a sub-one year bond.

Ahead of what is expected to be a long, dry summer in the primary covered bond market, Korean Housing Finance Corporation (KHFC) and Caffil were out on Wednesday with €1bn new issues.