Latest EMEA Equity-Linked news

• Pang makes move to Deutsche Asia ECM team

  

  Karen Pang, an equity-linked banker based in Hong Kong, has left BNP Paribas for a new role in Deutsche Bank, according to two sources with knowledge of the move.

  • 26 Apr 2018

• No Va Land shows CB hybrids are worth a shot

  

  Vietnamese real estate developer No Va Land Investment Group pulled off the combined sale of a convertible bond and top-up share placement last week. The success of the hybrid fundraising structure means other potential issuers in the region should give it a close look.

  • 24 Apr 2018

• NMC re-adjusts CB after investor pushback

  

  NMC Health, the Abu Dhabi-based private hospitals company, had to revise the terms of its debut $450m convertible bond issue downwards on Monday after pushback from investors on the price.

  • 23 Apr 2018

• Credit Suisse names China TMT head after Luan's exit

  

  Credit Suisse has picked Allan Chu as its new head of technology, media and telecom for Greater China, according to sources.

  • 20 Apr 2018

• No Va Land grips Vietnam fever with CB hybrid

  

  Vietnamese real estate developer No Va Land Investment Group brought a $310m convertible bond and a top-up share placement to the market this week, a combination rarely seen in the region. It capitalised on the rising interest in Vietnam, as the country hosts two record-breaking IPOs, writes Jonathan Breen.

  • 19 Apr 2018

• BAML appoints new co-heads of Apac ECM

  

  Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Shu Nagata and Tucker Highfield as co-heads of Asia Pacific equity capital markets, according to a memo seen by GlobalCapital Asia.

  • 17 Apr 2018

• Nomura's head of Asia ECM syndicate exits

  

  Nomura’s head of equity syndicate for Asia ex-Japan Ortwin Gierhake is no longer with the firm, sources close to the matter said.

  • 16 Apr 2018

• Decks reshuffled in HK as senior ECM bankers move

  

  Tucker Highfield, Credit Suisse’s head of equity syndicate for Asia ex-Japan, has left the firm to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch, according to sources.

  • 13 Apr 2018

• LG Chem makes a splash with $608m equity-linked debut

  

  LG Chem sealed its equity-linked debut in style this week, offering investors a rare dual-currency trade that added some much-needed diversity to their Asian portfolios. The $608m deal was also only the second undocumented sale of convertible bonds in the region, writes John Loh.

  • 11 Apr 2018

• LG Chem seeks $735m from euro-dollar combo CBs

  

  South Korea’s LG Chem is looking to raise up to $735m from a pair of convertible bonds in euros and dollars with an aggressive double zero structure.

  • 10 Apr 2018

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