Greater China
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Three Chinese companies decided to tackle their refinancing needs on Monday with new bonds, grabbing a short issuance window ahead of a public holiday in Hong Kong and some other Asian markets on Wednesday. -
JD Logistics has rolled out its long-awaited HK$26.5bn ($3.4bn) listing in Hong Kong, set to be the city’s largest IPO since the beginning of the year.
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Taiwan’s Quanta Computer is seeking an amendment and extension of an old dollar loan maturing this year.
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In this round-up, the People’s Bank of China leaves the one year medium-term lending facility rate unchanged for over a year, it plans Rmb25bn ($3.9bn) of bill issuance in Hong Kong, and the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses approve China’s first public infrastructure real estate investment trusts since the pilot programme’s launch last April.
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In this round-up, China records the lowest population growth in decades, the pace of credit expansion moderates, and a surge in the country’s factory gate prices adds to global inflation concerns.
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Chinese road freight company ForU Worldwide is planning a Nasdaq offering of American depositary shares (ADS). It is looking to raise at least $100m.
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Credit Suisse is continuing the build-out of its private banking operations in Asia, announcing a spate of appointments for North Asia this week.
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A number of Chinese high yield borrowers that hit the dollar bond market this week have seen mixed responses to their notes in secondary trading, which bankers say is a sign of changing market sentiment and investor response.
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Artisan Acquisition Corp, a blank cheque company backed by Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng, has tapped global investors for a $300m Nasdaq IPO.
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China Mengniu Dairy Co has raised a HK$2.3bn ($296m) green loan from a group of three banks.
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BNP Paribas has created a new global banking division in Asia Pacific, a move that brings the structure of its business in the region in line with its international operations, GlobalCapital Asia has learnt.
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Standard Chartered has lost its Asia head of primary ABS, GlobalCapital has learnt.
