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Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group kicked off the roadshow for its Hong Kong listing this week, with up to HK$7.9bn ($1bn) of proceeds in its sights. The deal got off to a strong start with the help of a cornerstone group that included Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, as well as an early turnout from international institutions. Jonathan Breen reports. -
Shares in Watches of Switzerland, the UK luxury watch retailer, surged in the aftermarket on Thursday after the company priced its £220m ($277.46m) IPO a day early in the upper half of the price range.
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Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) was on the cusp of printing a $650m two year floating rate note on Wednesday, going against the recent trend among SSA issuers in dollars for fixed rate securities.
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Münchener Hypothekenbank was the only financial institution to issue a euro bond this week, selling a senior non-preferred deal on Wednesday. The German lender attracted demand roughly similar to the bond's size of €250m, set from the start.
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Airtel Africa, the African subsidiary of Indian telecommunications conglomerate Bharti Airtel, has announced its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, paving the way for a multi-billion pound IPO that will allow its parent to raise funds to reduce its debt.
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A €335m sale of shares in Austrian bank Bawag was sold on Thursday night, the first equity capital markets transaction in the bank’s stock since its 2017 IPO.
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Huarong Asset Management Co hired 30 banks to lead its triple tranche transaction on Thursday, relying on some orders from the leads to secure $1.9bn.
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China's Frontage Holding Corp has raised HK$1.6bn ($204.6m) with an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, after pricing the deal at the top of its guidance range.
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Latin America bond bankers hope that more Mexican companies will look to sell new debt after Televisa clinched a tight price for its 30 year bond this week to wake up the country’s dormant primary market.
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Goldman Sachs led a stampede by US banks to the dollar market this week with its debut bond offering using an alternative to Libor.
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Poland e-commerce platform Allegro has completed its Z2bn dividend recap refinancing, receiving healthy oversubscription with the participation of local lenders. But some in the market said that co-operation between international and local lenders in Poland has not been all sunshine and rainbows.
