Asia Pacific

Vedanta Resources sold a $1bn bond this week, easing mounting concerns about its debt repayment abilities. The metal and mining company’s return was not easy, as it had to concede to a number of investor-friendly terms. Morgan Davis reports.

China’s Xiaopeng Motors, an electric vehicle (EV) maker, leveraged on a big boost in interest in new energy stocks from investors to raise $2.16bn from a follow-on offering of its American Depositary Shares. Jonathan Breen reports.

Chinese detergent maker Blue Moon Group has raised HK$9.8bn ($1.27bn) from its Hong Kong IPO, which saw a strong turnout from global and local investors.

Two local government financing vehicles from Jinan, a city in China's Shandong province, hit the bond market on Wednesday. They raised $380m between them.

Can we just forget 2020 ever happened? Perhaps we should get our vaccines first. An entrepreneurial travel company is offering to help those of us at the back of the queue.

Former JP Morgan banker Luke Lee has joined Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp’s Hong Kong office in a senior position.

Two Chinese borrowers, Beijing Construction Engineering Group and CPI Ronghe Financial Leasing, have closed syndication for their loans.

CPI Ronghe Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned State Power Investment Corp, has increased its loan size to $250m.

In part three of GlobalCapital Asia's awards results announcements, we reveal the winning bond deals across different categories, as well as the best debt houses and the best bank for SRI financing.

Singapore-based consumer internet company Sea, whose New York-listed shares have soared by more than 400% this year, is looking to take advantage of that positive sentiment to raise around $2bn from a new equity offering.

ESR Kendall Square real estate investment trust is set to debut on South Korea’s main board this month, having wrapped up the final stage of a W357bn ($329m) IPO.

Goldman Sachs is leading the race to fully own a Chinese securities company. It has agreed to buy all the outstanding shares in its 16-year old joint venture, Goldman Sachs Gao Hua Securities, from its onshore partner.