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Asia’s richest man, Li Ka-shing, has made headlines again. First came the announcement that Cheung Kong Holdings and Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) were acquiring the UK’s Eversholt Rail Group in a multi-billion dollar deal. Then, just hours later, CKI raised HK$4.64bn ($599m) to part-fund the acquisition through a top-up placement, in a deal priced close to the top of guidance thanks to momentum driven by an order from a single global long-only fund. -
FirstRand, the South African bank, today launched an accelerated bookbuild for 102m of its shares and 23.8m shares of its affiliate, the insurer MMI. The blocks are worth about R4.93bn ($424m) and R700m ($60m) respectively.
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Mike Ashley, founder of the UK sportswear retailer Sports Direct, on Tuesday sold a block of shares in the company for £110.9m.
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China Galaxy Securities has set its sights on raising funds via a private placement of shares, following in the footsteps of other brokers such as Citic Securities and Haitong Securities, both of which announced deals in December. The news of Galaxy’s transaction, which could raise as much as HK$17.7bn ($2.30bn) based on today's share price, comes as the Chinese regulator cracks down on margin lending by brokerage houses.
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China’s ECM market had a tough start to the week, after measures by the regulator to clamp down on excessive margin lending by brokerages took their toll on stock markets, with equities plunging the most in years. But investors that fell victim to this volatility should take it in their stride. The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s stringent approach is smart — and bodes well for stronger markets in the longer term.
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Bankers handling the divestments of India’s Rural Electrification Corp (REC) and Power Finance Corp (PFC) have completed international roadshows for both companies and are now waiting on the government to give the greenlight for the share sales.
