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  • Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company, scooped up $4.2bn from its IPO this week, after pricing the deal above the marketed range. It is the largest US listing from Asia since Alibaba Group Holding raised $25bn seven years ago.
  • Jardine Matheson, one of Hong Kong’s oldest business giants, is planning to fund a $5.5bn acquisition of a minority stake in its subsidiary through a combination of loan and internal cash.
  • Tricor Holdings is planning a return to the loan market to refinance a HK$2.8bn ($360m) borrowing it sealed in 2016 for a leveraged buyout by investment firm Permira.
  • Asia’s leveraged buyout loan market is facing a setback after a planned financing to back the acquisition of Mphasis, an Indian IT services firm, was scrapped as discussions between the buyer and seller fell through.
  • China Hongqiao Group and Guangdong Lingyi iTech Manufacturing Co are seeking loans worth a total of $350m.
  • Asia’s debt market was hit with volatility this week, putting pressure on secondary trading, denting primary bond supply and forcing investment grade borrower Indian Railway Finance Corp to pull its dollar transaction. Is there any respite on the way? Morgan Davis finds out.