Asia Pacific
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Chinese online marketplace 58.com has received a $3.5bn loan from Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to support its take-private. -
The strong response from banks to Charoen Pokphand Group’s acquisition-related loan is not a true reflection of conditions in Asia’s syndications market — despite what some may say.
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China Huadian Corp priced a $500m bond on Monday, riding on the improvement in market sentiment to reopen the perpetual market for state-owned enterprises.
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Crédit Agricole has mandated seven banks for its second outing in China's onshore renminbi market. The deal, again taking the form of a senior preferred bond, is expected to price next week.
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China’s Genetron Holdings has launched bookbuilding for its Nasdaq listing, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Industrial Bank of Korea bagged $500m from a social bond on Monday, with the proceeds pegged to help companies struggling because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Hygeia Healthcare Holdings has kicked off the roadshow for its up to HK$2.22bn ($286.4m) IPO, joining Hong Kong’s increasingly hot listing market.
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First Abu Dhabi Bank bagged Rmb1.4bn ($198m) on Monday from its largest offshore renminbi bond to date.
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In mid-May GlobalCapital hosted a specially convened panel of investment bankers, investors and a market infrastructure provider to discuss how capital markets have reacted to the coronavirus crisis and how they might play a role in the recovery of the global economy. The discussion, which took place remotely over Zoom, was the opening panel discussion of the Global Borrowers & Investors Forum, which this year is being brought to you in virtual form via a special digital publication on our website.
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New Zealand hit screens on Monday morning with a new syndicated bond, its third of the 2019-20 fiscal year.
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Ninebot, an electric scooter producer backed by electronics giant Xiaomi Corp, has won approval to raise more than Rmb2bn ($282m) from listing China Depository Receipts on the Star board.
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Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur is putting together a shortlist of banks for its $2bn loan, which will fund its acquisition of instant noodle maker Pinehill Co.
