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Chinese chemicals company Risun Group is kicking off pre-IPO investor education next week. The company wants to raise up to $200m before its listing application expires in May, according to a source.

Clawback columnist Philippe Espinasse turns his attention to one of the ECM world’s best-guarded secrets: the profits banks can make from stabilisation.

Filippo Gori's rise up the ranks in JP Morgan's Asian team continued this week, when he was picked to succeed Nicolas Aguzin as head of Asia Pacific banking.

Chow Tai Fook has made a quick comeback to the offshore loan market, eyeing a smaller deal after closing a $1.3bn fundraising last March.

China Tian Lun Gas has closed an oversubscribed loan worth HK$2bn ($255m) after attracting 13 lenders in general syndication.

Sino Biopharmaceutical has turned to banks for a $700m refinancing loan. It is offering the same price as it paid for the original deal, a club loan sealed in 2016.

Hong Kong’s Towngas has priced a rare dollar perpetual bond, taking $300m from a deal that saw investors pump in more than $4bn in orders.

Everyone new to banking has a steep learning curve. But when you live in Asia long enough, you realise the really steep curve comes in trying to understand traditional holiday-related etiquette.

The securities market in Hong Kong will fully transform into a paperless model as early as 2022, in the hope of speeding up transactions, according to a joint consultation proposal made by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing (HKEX).

Chinese new economy company Maoyan Entertainment priced its Hong Kong IPO this week, after a short delay that allowed it to add a high-profile cornerstone investor. Don’t let the deal’s bottom-of-the-range pricing fool you: the company and its banks made the right move.

Chinese firm Maoyan Entertainment has sealed its IPO at the bottom of guidance, raising HK$1.96bn ($249.8m) in Hong Kong after an extended roadshow.

Kuke Music Holding, a classical music service provider, is seeking the green light from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for its IPO.