Goldman Sachs

Hutchison China MediTech sparked life into the Hong Kong biotechnology IPO market this week, filing a draft prospectus for a $500m listing with the city’s stock exchange. The globally known name — already listed on two foreign exchanges — is a boost for biotech investors, who have been drip-fed smaller start-ups since Hong Kong allowed pre-revenue companies from the sector to begin listing last year. Jonathan Breen reports.

KfW and SFIL printed $4.25bn of debt on Tuesday, with both deals looking as if they paid a few basis points over fair value. That marks a return to new issue premiums in the dollar market for sovereigns, supranationals and agencies.

The Arabian Centres Co, a Saudi Arabian owner and operator of shopping centres, has launched a listing on the Saudi stock exchange.

Nexi, the Italian payments company, has fallen by almost 8% on its first day of trading after its Milan IPO last week. High volume selling at the beginning of the day has hurt the stock.

Goldman Sachs said that its equity underwriting pipeline swelled during the first quarter, with IPO interest rising among technology companies.

Biopharmaceutical company Hutchison China MediTech (Chi-Med) is planning a Hong Kong IPO of around $500m, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s stock exchange on Monday.

The sovereigns, supranational and agency market poured into dollars on Monday with two issuers announcing price thoughts for deals and a third potentially due on screens after investor meetings.

Italmatch, a chemical additives company owned by Bain Capital, has announced a €200m add-on to its €410m senior secured floating rate note, to repay the acquisition debt it took on to buy BWA Water Additives.

Ineos, with a split high yield/investment grade rating, announced a drive-by €770m seven year non-call three bond issue on Monday, refinancing its 4% 2023 bond of the same size.

Nexi, the Italian payments firm listing in Milan, is to price its IPO at €9 a share, just off the bottom of its initial price range.

China’s Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co launched its Hong Kong IPO on Thursday, seeking upwards of $1.3bn from the sale.

The Republic of Panama sold local bonds to international investors for the first time on Wednesday as it looks to deepen its domestic debt markets.