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Dalian Port Co is waiting for market volatility to recede before completing an H-share placement that could raise around HK$5.83bn ($752.05m) based on its market capitalisation.

Lippo Malls Indonesia Retail (LMIR) Trust has wrapped up a S$100m ($70.6m) term loan with three lenders.

Asia’s debt capital market is set for a busy start to the year with both repeat and debut issuers looking to sell dollar offerings as early as this week.

Bank of Chongqing has trimmed the size of its H-share placement to HK$3.23bn ($417.56) after several investors dropped out of the trade, almost halving the amount of shares on offer.

Xinte Energy Co wrapped up bookbuilding on Tuesday for its HK$1.29bn ($166m) IPO in Hong Kong, one of the last listings in the city this year, with shares pricing at the bottom of the range.

Chinese residential property manager Greentown Service Group has filed a preliminary prospectus with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as it vies to float on the city’s main board.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) is boosting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting guidelines after its consultation to upgrade them saw strong support from market respondents.

YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical Co has priced its HK$1.67bn ($215.4m) IPO in the middle of the range, driven by price sensitive investors in the final book.

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group is looking to spin off subsidiary Yaneng Bioscience with a listing in Hong Kong, according to a filing with the city’s stock exchange.

Asia’s equity capital market is beginning to wind down after enduring its most difficult period in years. As bankers turn the page on 2015 and some high profile trades get lined up for next year, market watchers are hoping that things won’t be so volatile in 2016. John Loh reports.

One of my banker friends had always found Hong Kong to be the most glamorous city because every time he was here for work, he stayed in luxury.

Xinte Energy Co has opened books for one of Hong Kong’s last IPOs of the year, with a little over half of the HK$1.36bn ($175.4m) listing covered by cornerstone demand.