Goldman Sachs
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Chinese online educator Koolearn Technology Holding has launched pre-marketing for its Hong Kong IPO at a time when the mainland government is stepping up regulation of the private education sector. -
Chinese property developer Country Garden Holdings has pocketed HK$7.83bn ($1bn) after using a call spread for a concurrent new issue and buy-back of existing convertible bonds — a popular structure in the US but groundbreaking for Hong Kong. Jonathan Breen reports.
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US medical technology company Stryker is still looking to bring its debut euro transaction following its recent roadshow, but is waiting for market conditions to improve before pushing its triple-tranche offering into the market.
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Nemera, the French maker of drug delivery devices, and UK school operator Cognita are funding their new ownerships in a euro leveraged loan market dominated by acquisition deals.
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Shanghai-listed WuXi AppTec has launched pre-marketing for its Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to hit the market by the end of the month, according to a banker close to the deal.
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The dollar bond market was brought to a standstill on Thursday, capping a tough week that saw around 15 borrowers abandon funding plans due to volatility.
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After Volkswagen (VW) printed the biggest corporate bond trade in its history the previous week, Volkswagen International Finance sold a six tranche dual-currency deal on Monday. While pricing on the dollar clips was commended by market participants, there were fewer compliments about the euro tranches, writes Nigel Owen.
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Goldman’s new management team is combining a root and branch review of its operations with a move into traditional commercial banking, writes David Rothnie.
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A generous initial guidance from KWG Group Holdings for its $400m bond issuance ended up repricing the Chinese single-B rated curve lower on Wednesday.
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South American development bank Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) is due to price to a first public dollar deal in a year on Thursday, having set price talk on Wednesday.
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Chinese steel e-commerce platform Zhaogang.com has kept its plans for a Hong Kong listing alive, resubmitting an updated prospectus to the bourse on Tuesday.
