Greater China

Hebei Construction Group has raised HK$1.93bn ($247.2m) after pricing its IPO at the bottom of the marketing range, according to a source close to the deal.

Chinese firms Shandong Hi-Speed Group Co (SDHS) and Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co have laid out plans for their respective international bonds.

Bank of Chongqing Co is meeting fixed income investors this week to gauge their appetite for an additional tier one dollar bond, as it sets its sights on raising up to Rmb5bn ($755m) equivalent.

China Education Group Holdings has priced its Hong Kong IPO just above the mid-point of guidance to raise HK$3.2bn ($413.1m), according to a banker on the deal.

Natixis has appointed Chaoni Huang as a director of green and sustainable solutions for Asia Pacific, according to a Monday press release.

In this round-up, China’s Politburo meets to discuss the policy priorities for 2018, Shenzhen Stock Exchange in talks over ETF Connect, and HSBC expands its A-shares coverage from its onshore securities joint venture.

Public Financial Holdings has returned to the Hong Kong dollar loan market for a HK$1.1bn ($141m) refinancing.

Two borrowers from the Shandong province in China used different approaches to woo dollar investors to their deals on Thursday, with one going for a rare structure and the other opting to anchor its issuance.

China Citic Bank sold its first senior unsecured dollar bond on Thursday, executing the four tranche floating-fixed combination deal in a club style fashion.

Wuhan State-Owned Asset Management Company (WSAM) and Hefei Industry Investment Holding (Group) Co added to the recent issuance momentum from Chinese local government financing vehicles, with each printing $300m bonds on Thursday.

Europe looks ripe for a wave of takeovers by Chinese companies in 2018, as the country becomes more willing to countenance dealmaking overseas after its recent pullback.

The end of the year awards season can be tense for everyone. It's hard to enjoy the lengthy meetings, endless pitches and repeat questions about the same deals over and over. So if a banker can take the meetings a little less seriously, it makes for a very refreshing change.