Morgan Stanley
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Longfor Properties Co's debut in the investment grade debt market tested the leads’ abilities to find appropriate pricing for the deal. But the result was a thumbs-up in primary and secondary, as investors flocked to the $450m bond. -
Two firms from China’s new economy sector, which are backed by technology companies Alibaba and Tencent, plan to tap equity investors for over $2bn in their Hong Kong IPOs.
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Chinese developer Longfor Properties Co began marketing its first investment grade dollar bond on Thursday morning in Asia.
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Pasubio, the Italian maker of speciality car upholstery, is funding its buyout by CVC with a leveraged loan and revolver launched on Wednesday in an issuer-friendly market.
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Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) opened books for its debut dollar transaction on Wednesday morning, and is looking for a 10 year bullet.
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Banco Santander has launched its €7.07bn fully underwritten rights issue to support its acquisition of the failed Banco Popular Español, saying it expects to make a return on investment on the deal of 13% to 14% by 2020.
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Metallurgical Corporation of China (MCC), China National Chemical Corporation and Thailand’s PTT Exploration and Production are out in the market, gauging appetite for their respective bonds.
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Mainland firm Hebei Construction Group is vying for approval to list in Hong Kong, filing a draft prospectus with the city’s exchange.
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UBI Banca, the Italian bank, completed its €400m rights issue on Friday June 30, when the tiny rump of 6.7m rights, not subscribed for during the subscription period, were all sold on the stockmarket in the first few minutes they were offered.
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A new Zurich IPO began investor education on Monday, of electric meter maker Landis & Gyr, based in Switzerland. “It’s big,” said a banker on the deal, which may come at about $2.25bn to $2.75bn.
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The leveraged loan market is set to take in one more issuer from the high yield bond market as French jewellery retailer Thom Europe looks for new term loans to redeem all of its bonds.
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China’s ZhongAn Online Property and Casualty Insurance Co has taken a formal step towards listing in Hong Kong, filing a draft prospectus for an IPO that could raise at least $1bn, according to bankers familiar with the matter.
