China
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Yidu Tech, a Chinese technology-based healthcare provider, is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO. -
Ant Group, Alibaba’s fintech arm, has wrapped up a 10-day ‘pre-listing tutoring’ process for its A-share debut on the Shanghai Star board, paving the way for its hotly anticipated Hong Kong and China dual listing.
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Chinese bottled water and beverage company Nongfu Spring has opened books for its HK$8.35bn ($1.08bn) IPO of H-shares on the back of support from state funds in the Mainland and Singapore.
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21Vianet Group, a Chinese internet and data centre provider, is tapping equity investors with a follow-on offer of new American Depository Shares.
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Shandong Guohui Investment Co relied heavily on its 20-strong syndicate group to seal a tightly priced $400m bond.
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Avic International Leasing Co has returned to the market for a $45m loan to support its purchase of two ships.
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Chinese sportswear company Anta Sports Products has tapped the interbank market for the first time, pricing a Rmb1bn ($145m) Panda bond near the middle of guidance.
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Hong Kong-listed tire materials maker Xingda International Holdings is planning to spin off and list its radial tire cord manufacturing business on the Mainland.
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng has hit the road with its $1.1bn New York Stock Exchange IPO. It is the latest in a building pipeline of US listings by Mainland-based companies that are undeterred by rising tensions between the two countries.
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A senior JP Morgan banker and head of its China securities joint venture has decided to leave his banking career for a job with a Hong Kong-listed Chinese drugmaker.
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In this round-up, China’s banking and insurance regulator explains why banks’ profits slumped nearly 10% in the first half, TikTok’s parent ByteDance says it is suing the US government, and chairman of JP Morgan’s onshore joint venture has left to join a pharmaceutical company.
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In this round-up, China’s fiscal revenues tumble 8.7% for the first seven months of 2020, the country’s top court slashes the legal limit on private lending rate, and an investor rights law firm files a class action claim against iQiyi’s owner Baidu.
