Asia Pacific

Taiwan-based notebook computer maker Inventec has increased the size of its revolving loan to $500m after attracting 11 participants during syndication.

KWG Living Group Holdings, a property manager, and real estate developer Radiance Holdings launched bookbuilding for their Hong Kong IPOs on Friday.

Kazakh fintech and e-commerce firm Kaspi began trading on the London Stock Exchange on Thursday after completing a popular IPO. The deal was a remarkable achievement and there are hopes it means future growth-orientated IPOs from the emerging and frontier markets may see similar success, writes Sam Kerr.

Chinese discount retailer Miniso Group Holding raised $608m from a successful US listing on Thursday, after pricing the deal above the marketed range.

SMC Global Power Holdings Corp was one of the few Asian issuers outside of China to turn to the dollar market this week. The Philippine borrower attracted ample investor support, allowing it to raise more money than it had first planned.

Fitch Rating’s China arm, Fitch (China) Bohua Credit Ratings, assigned its first domestic rating five months after securing a licence in the world’s second largest bond market. But international agencies still face plenty of hurdles to growing their businesses onshore, writes Addison Gong.

China Evergrande Group this week tapped the equity capital markets for HK$4.3bn ($554.9m), making its first primary share sale in five years. But the fundraising did not go as planned, with the embattled property developer nearly halving its initial target after investors called for a smaller deal. Jonathan Breen reports.

Four bond issuers from Greater China followed the Chinese ministry of finance into the dollar market on Wednesday, snapping up $1.4bn between them.

Malaysia’s Sunway Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) pocketed MR710m ($171.2m) in fresh equity this week from a follow-on offering of new units.

Two Middle Eastern borrowers are tapping the Asian loan market as part of a new syndication strategy, taking advantage of the slow primary supply in Asia.

China raised a combined $6bn from a four tranche transaction on Wednesday, turning to US investors for the first time despite rising tensions between the two countries. It appeared a smart move, helping the bonds price well inside fair value. Morgan Davis reports.

GAC-Sofinco priced a Rmb4bn ($564m) four-tranche auto loan asset-backed securitization (ABS) on Tuesday, venturing into the market despite rising onshore yields in a move that puts it ahead of an expected surge of supply in the last quarter of the year.