Greater China

China-based biotechnology firm Mabpharm is looking for the greenlight to list in Hong Kong, having filed a draft IPO prospectus with the city’s stock exchange.

Tesla has raised the equivalent of $521m from the loan market, helping fund its Shanghai factory.

Peking University Founder Group Co priced a $200m bond tap on Friday, getting ahead of a disappointing non-farm payroll report..

Solar glass manufacturer Xinyi Solar Holdings has raised HK$1.32bn ($168m) after selling a block of new shares in a top-up placement.

In this round-up, Huawei filed a lawsuit against the US government, China’s foreign reserves rose for the fourth month, and the International Monetary Fund can now invest in Chinese domestic bonds and stocks

In his latest Clawback column, Philippe Espinasse takes a look at the Hong Kong stock exchange’s new three year plan and its desire to be a global listing hub.

Xinhu Zhongbao Co, Suning Appliance Group Co and Chengdu Communications Investment Group Corp kept up the steady supply of Chinese credits in the dollar market, raising $440m between them.

In this special round-up on China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ parliamentary meeting, premier Li Keqiang promised a bigger tax cut than expected, increased the local government special purpose bond quota and demanded large commercial banks to boost their lending to small enterprises

Link Real Estate Investment Trust has pulled off a record-breaking equity-linked deal, issuing the first green convertible notes in Asia Pacific, according to a source close to the transaction.

China’s Dongying Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals and Dongying Lufang Metals Material received strong demand during syndication. They have now closed their joint borrowing, raising $430m.

Futu Holdings, the parent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities, has pulled off the first IPO by a Chinese online brokerage. The company was on track to raise $160m on Thursday after making a late change to the deal, cutting the size of its float and adding a private placement to an international fund. Jonathan Breen reports.

Xinyi Group (Glass) Co has launched a block trade of Xinyi Solar Holdings shares,. The company is looking to raise up to HK$1.35bn ($172.3m), according to a term sheet seen by GlobalCapital Asia.