China
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WuXi AppTec priced its IPO at the mid-point of the range to raise HK$7.92bn ($1.01bn), despite the deal being oversubscribed at the upper end of guidance, according to a source close to the listing. -
Software company AsiaInfo Technologies launched bookbuilding this week for a potential HK$1.16bn ($148.5m) listing in Hong Kong, after securing Baidu’s holding company and a Lenovo Group subsidiary as cornerstone investors.
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In this round-up, China International Capital Corporation UK (CICC UK) became Stock Connect’s first depository receipt conversion institution, S&P and FTSE Russell added China A-shares to their indices, and October capital outflows from China jumped while outflows from other emerging markets stayed flat.
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A set of voluntary Green Investment Principles for the Belt and Road has been published, intended to help China’s huge overseas investment project the Belt and Road Initiative “low carbon and sustainable”.
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After its successful debut in the Chinese ABS market, Genius Auto Finance, the joint venture between Geely Automobile Holdings and BNP Paribas Personal Finance, scored an equally popular follow-up deal at an even tighter price.
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Three Chinese education companies have ventured out for new loans, adding a dash of diversity to the syndication market. But they come at a time when lenders are increasingly conservative about the sector, owing to stricter regulations and amid concerns around borrowers’ financial performance, writes Pan Yue.
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WuXi AppTec is set to raise about HK$7.9bn ($1.1bn) from pricing its Hong Kong listing at the mid-point of the indicative price range, according to a source close to the deal.
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The US and Hong Kong IPO markets saw a raft of companies trying to catch the last window for their listings before the year end, as the short-lived rally from the US-China trade war ceasefire did little to reassure ECM bankers and investors, writes Christie Ou.
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Huawei Investment & Holding Co's dollar bonds took a beating on Thursday morning following news of the arrest of its chief financial officer in Canada.
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Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals and Dongying Lufang Metals Material have approached retail lenders for a joint borrowing of $200m.
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Chinese local government financing vehicle Huzhou Communications bagged Rmb500m ($73.1m) this week in its first offshore renminbi offering.
