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  • Standard Chartered-backed China Bohai Bank is planning a listing in Hong Kong, having filed a draft prospectus on Wednesday.
  • Aston Martin, the UK automobile manufacturer, has launched its £317m ($408.78m) rights issue as part of an overall £500m equity raise. The funding is part of a strategic turnaround plan for the misfiring company, and comes despite markets being spooked over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
  • United Hampshire US Real Estate Investment Trust has launched Singapore’s second Reit listing of the year. The deal comes as volatility around the world has brought many IPO markets to a halt, with investors looking for safe-haven opportunities. Jonathan Breen reports.
  • Credit Suisse has hired a head of environmental, social and governance equity research for Asia Pacific, a newly created position at the bank.
  • Hipgnosis Songs Fund Ltd, the London-listed fund that invests in music royalties, is considering another equity capital raising to finance its investment pipeline, only four months after it last raised £231m ($297.45m). In January, the fund acquired an extensive song catalogue, including 'Believe' by Cher.
  • The spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak is grounding equity capital markets banks attempting to win business as face-to-face meetings are cancelled. This week SIA, the Italian payments company, said that banks pitching to win the mandate for its IPO could do so over the phone or by video call rather than travel to Milan.
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