Asia Pacific
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UBS has tapped Uday Odedra as its new India country head, effective next year. -
China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services has begun testing investor appetite for a Hong Kong listing that could raise around $1bn, said a source close to the deal.
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Antengene Corp, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, has set its Hong Kong listing in motion. It has opened bookbuilding for an up to HK$2.79bn ($359.4m) IPO.
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In this round-up, China’s financial system gives up Rmb1.25tr ($190bn) in profits to support the real economy, the central bank releases its annual financial stability report, and the country’s foreign exchange reserves by the end of October miss forecast.
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In this round up, China plans to expand its digital economy, local governments issue over Rmb6tr ($906bn) of bonds by October, and the National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors announces a trial programme for cash tender offers for corporate bonds in the interbank market.
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Singapore-based special purpose acquisition company (Spac) Tiga Acquisition Corp has set in motion a $200m listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
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India’s JB Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has wrapped up a $206m loan to support KKR’s acquisition of a majority stake in the company.
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Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology is planning to float in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.
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Chinese pork producer Muyuan Foods saw lukewarm appetite among banks for its debut syndicated loan, which was closed at a smaller size of $140m.
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Standard Chartered has appointed Michael Spiegel as global head of transaction banking, succeeding Lisa Robins, who is retiring from the banking industry.
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The island nation of the Maldives received a fresh blow this week after Fitch Ratings downgraded the country by three notches to CCC due to external liquidity pressure and increasing debt burden.
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Antengene Corp, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is set to launch the roadshow for its Hong Kong IPO next week after wrapping up pre-deal investor education, according to a source close to the listing.
