Greater China

Textile maker Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co is gauging investor interest for a new dollar deal, six months after its debut in the international market.

Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing (HKEX) could reinvent itself as a tech-friendly bourse by creating a board to host pre-profit companies and those with multiple share classes which would be a potential draw for the likes of Alibaba Group.

The European Central Bank switches €500m-equivalent of dollar for renminbi in its FX reserves, the International Monetary Fund adjusts China’s GDP growth forecast while recommending a more transparent monetary policy, and Singapore does a policy U-turn to support One Belt One Road (OBOR).

Hainan Airlines Holding Co and Greenland Holding Group Co printed bonds with tenors of less than one year on Thursday, finding sufficient demand for their deals. But they were forced to pay a premium, given recent talks around China further regulating offshore funding.

Lenders that worked on a HK$4.851bn ($622m) leveraged buyout loan to support MBK Partners and TPG Capital’s acquisition of telecom firm Wharf T&T have thrown their weight behind the same sponsors for a potential bid for Hutchison Global Communications, said bankers.

Hilong Holding debuted in the bond market on Thursday with a $250m three year bullet, managing to somewhat defy concerns around its concentration in the volatile oil industry.

The concept of Bond Connect has rapidly transformed from market chatter into concrete policy proposals over the past few weeks. But as the anticipated launch date of July 1 draws closer, market participants remain concerned about potential risks, ranging from capital repatriation to the flexibility to switch between access programmes.

Bestway Global Holding and China Isotope & Radiation Corp are gunning for listings on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Equity capital market participants were stunned this week when a US bank, thought to be Morgan Stanley, offered to charge nothing to be a sponsor of China Tower’s $10bn Hong Kong IPO — a highly unusual move even by the city’s ultra-competitive standards. But the aggression was not unique, as most banks asked for token fees in the hope of winning the mandate.

China Three Gorges Corp sealed its inaugural offshore green bond on Wednesday, raising €650m from a seven year deal. The notes were sold at a tight spread, with bankers saying that the “European style” execution was due to strong demand from investors.

Panama severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan this week in favour of supporting China, leaving syndicated loans bankers in Taiwan divided about how the move will affect their business, as several Panamanian institutions have tapped Taiwanese bank liquidity for funds in the past. Shruti Chaturvedi reports.

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