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Driving pricing lower was the small size and the green label
New issue premiums average a little more this year than in 2025
◆ Europe's corporate bond market braces for US tech issuance surge ◆ Canada makes move for EU regs equivalence but to what end? ◆ Middle East private placements here to stay... but will take up less room
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Viva Biotech Holdings has pulled off an impressive HK$1.52bn ($194m) Hong Kong IPO, striking retail gold as the local public swamped the deal, grabbing half of the stock for themselves. The high level of retail interest is a rarity for IPOs in the city and something that is often unwanted, bringing potential wild price swings to a stock soon after listing, say some bankers. But others foresee enough institutional demand to swallow any bulk selling in the first days of trading. Jonathan Breen reports. -
Indonesian property developer Alam Sutera tapped its 6.625% 2022 notes on Tuesday, raising $125m from the trade.
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Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Union National Bank (UNB) have officially merged, and acquired Al Hilal Bank. The merger creates the third largest lender in the United Arab Emirates, and comes amid a boom in banking M&A across the Gulf.
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Although the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has received 98 applications from companies hoping to launch an IPO on its new tech board, a lengthy and complicated approval process has revealed some of the problems facing potential listing candidates. Meanwhile, there are doubts over some of the investors preparing to buy into the market. Rebecca Feng reports.
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Duiba Group raised $667m after concluding its second attempt at listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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The Tianjin government’s waning support for local corporations was brought into focus this week, when Fitch downgraded Chinese dollar bond issuer Tewoo Group by a hefty six notches. It was the latest warning sign of the debt-servicing ability of the city’s struggling state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Addison Gong reports.
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