Morgan Stanley

Sunac China Holdings ventured into the market on Thursday for a tap of its existing 2020 bond. The Chinese borrower found such a huge response that it was able to raise more money than planned.

Four borrowers piled into the dollar bond market on Thursday, adding to one of the busiest weeks of the year despite tough market conditions. UK telecoms company BT led the charge with a $1.35bn two-part deal.

Baidu-backed video streaming platform iQiyi opened bookbuilding for a $500m convertible bond on Wednesday after US markets closed.

High hopes for a bumper corporate finance year in Saudi Arabia have been dashed by the pulled Aramco IPO, the blockade of Qatar and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, writes David Rothnie.

Shanghai-listed WuXi AppTec has started bookbuilding for its HK$7.5bn ($958.28m) Hong Kong IPO, which has already received good response from international long-only investors, according to a banker close to the deal.

Australian coal producer Yancoal has begun bookbuilding for its HK$1.54bn ($196.88m) dual listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange, offering its stock at a considerable premium to its domestically traded shares.

Sinochem Energy has delayed its Hong Kong listing until 2019, according to a source close to the deal.

Takeda Pharmaceutical, the Japanese firm buying UK rival Shire, defied tough market conditions to press ahead with a $5.5bn trade to help fund its $62.5bn acquisition ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Coal producer Yancoal will start bookbuilding early next week for a Hong Kong IPO, making it the first Australian-listed company to have a dual listing in Hong Kong, according to a banker close to the deal.

Babytree Group and Tongcheng-Elong Holdings both got their Hong Kong IPOs past the finish line this week, as equity markets globally continue to get battered by volatility.

Chinese online educator Koolearn Technology Holding has launched pre-marketing for its Hong Kong IPO at a time when the mainland government is stepping up regulation of the private education sector.

Babytree Group has bagged HK$1.7bn from its IPO after pricing it at the bottom of guidance amid volatility in equity markets.