Banks

Nomura has hired Simon Galvin as its new head of equity syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, according to an internal memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

Shanghai HeartCare Medical Technology Corp has kicked off the roadshow for its up to HK$11.3bn ($145m) IPO.

The rating agency said the bank's tier twos were at a high risk of default because of UniCredit's takeover offer

HSBC Holdings issued $3.5bn of senior debt this week, as large European banks make hay in August

Deutsche Bank has appointed veteran investment bankers Albert Chang and Derek Chung to senior positions in Asia Pacific, as the firm rebuilds its regional franchise.

BEWiSynbra, a Norwegian packaging company, has contacted bondholders to get permission to refinance €215m of notes early with a new floating rate sustainability-linked bond issuance.

A group of pre-IPO shareholders have completed the first selldown of stock in Darktrace, the UK cyber security company, since its flotation on the London Stock Exchange at the end of April.

Deutsche Bank has hired from ING to replace a recent departure in its Latin American debt capital markets team, and the German bank’s head of LatAm DCM told GlobalCapital that he hoped to build around the new hire.

Devyani International, India’s largest franchisee of Pizza Hut, KFC and Costa Coffee, has raised Rp18.38bn ($247.6m) from a listing of primary and secondary stock.

Tianjin Great Wall Binyin Automotive Finance Co has continued its foray into the internationally rated ABS market since its first such deal onshore over a year ago, returning for a Rmb3.2bn ($494m) transaction at the end of last week.

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has raised HK$11.8bn ($1.52bn) from a secondary listing that received strong support from investors.

Online music platform Cloud Village has delayed its IPO after a week of pre-marketing, according to a source familiar with the matter.