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Trade follows a private placement the bank made after the US-Iran war started
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The year started with a few headwinds for China-focused loans bankers, including uncertainties coming from the US-China trade war, rising bond and loan defaults and reduced Taiwanese liquidity. But with huge refinancing needs and a volatile bond market, many are anticipating a promising year. Pan Yue reports. -
Hong Kong’s stock exchange took a progressive step in 2018 when it allowed pre-revenue biotechnology companies to list. But the initial excitement was short lived, with the stocks’ dismal performance in the aftermarket denting sentiment among issuers, bankers and investors. Will the tide turn for the sector this year? Jonathan Breen investigates.
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Stricter financial disclosure rules, a corruption scandal and a global equity market selloff derailed what should have been a big year for South Korean IPOs last year, leading to three of the biggest transactions being postponed. There are reasons for hope, but the country must overcome some serious structural challenges. Aidan Gregory reports
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A bond market keen for duration welcomed pulp and paper producer Klabin’s dual-tranche offering this week, but a stormy atmosphere for Brazilian names put the new issue concession higher than recent deals as investors began to seriously doubt the country’s economic prospects.
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The Peruvian subsidiary of Spanish group Telefónica will begin investor meetings on Thursday as it plans what would be the first ever global nuevo sol deal from a non-financial Peruvian corporate.
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Fitch has slashed the rating of Mexican textiles company Kaltex by three notches to CC, warning that the issuer could soon look to restructure its $320m senior unsecured notes maturing in April 2022.
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