Credit Suisse

Pork processor WH Group’s $6bn Hong Kong IPO is likely to come in April, according to a banker close to the trade.

Gemdale (Asia) Investment issued a Rmb300m ($49m) tap of its existing three year bond last Friday, just three days after pricing the original deal. The tap was driven by reverse inquiry from a sole investor, although bankers away from the deal questioned the unusual move.

Beijing based iKang Healthcare Group filed for a $150m Nasdaq IPO on Monday as the list of Chinese companies looking to tap the US equities market for funding continues to grow.

New Zealand lender Kiwibank will price its debut senior unsecured Swiss franc deal on Thursday afternoon, a five year trade that saw strong demand in spite of a volatile week in the currency.

Obrascón Huarte Lain, the Spanish construction and concessions group, pounced on a super-tight high yield market today to issue a €300m bond, and found demand so strong that it was able to increase it to €400m.

Malaysia Airports Holdings raised MR980m ($299m) via an accelerated bookbuild on Monday as it looks to put the finishing touch to its acquisition of a controlling stake in Turkey’s Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport.

Ion Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings, is looking to sell W188bn ($176m) worth of shares in Seoul Semiconductor having launched an accelerated share placement on March 3.

New York listed China Distance Education is planning to raise $103m via the placement of American Depositary Shares according to a February 28 preliminary prospectus.

China’s Haichang Holdings started receiving bids for its HK$2.68bn ($346m) Hong Kong IPO on February 28 as investors get the opportunity to invest in what is potentially the first Asian theme park to be listed.

Gemdale (Asia) Investment issued a Rmb300m ($49m) tap of its existing three year bond on Friday, just two days after pricing the original deal. The tap was driven by reverse inquiry from a sole investor, though bankers away from the deal have questioned the unusual move.

Hanhua Financial Holding has appointed two cornerstone investors and started the roadshow on Wednesday, for its $367m debut on the Hong Kong exchange.

Hans-Joerg Rudloff is retiring as chairman of Barclays investment bank, a role he has held since 1998, overseeing the firm’s rise from also-ran to bond market titan.