Hong Kong SAR

Carnival Group International Holdings said its HK$2bn ($260m) rights issue will be available for subscription by Stock Connect investors in the Mainland.

A DBS-led syndicated loan for photovoltaic power plant developer Beijing Enterprises Clean Energy has been increased to HK$1.78bn ($227.5m) from HK$1.2bn.

Investors have rejected the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s latest attempt to allow dual-class shares, after a market consultation ended last week. Whether this will thwart HKEX's bid to woo more technology issuers is yet to be seen, but the decision will have huge repercussions for the market. John Loh writes.

When a typhoon hit Hong Kong this week, junior bankers across the city scrambled to look frantically busy from the comfort of their sofas.

Online food products retailer Cofco Womai, backed by Chinese internet giant Baidu and Cofco Group, is planning to raise up to $600m through a Hong Kong IPO.

Sisram Medical has begun sounding out investors for its $200m IPO in Hong Kong after receiving listing approval from the city’s stock exchange, said bankers on the deal.

The arrival of Typhoon Hato in Hong Kong on Wednesday suspended equity trading in the city, but the impact on the offshore RMB market was limited.

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has closed yet another consultation on dual-class shares, the latest effort to ensure the city has a place on the global stage for technology IPOs. But vehement opposition to the proposal from the institutional investor community means it must go back to the drawing board.

HPC Holdings is seeking approval for a Hong Kong IPO, having filed a draft prospectus with the city’s exchange on Tuesday.

China State Construction International Holdings is going to its shareholders to raise HK$6.4bn ($812.2m) from a rights issue.

Cofco Womai, an online food products retailer backed by the Cofco Group and Chinese internet giant Baidu, is seeking as much as $600m from a Hong Kong IPO.

Lifestyle International Holdings is making a return to the dollar bond market after two years away, having mandating three banks for a roadshow in Hong Kong this week.