North America

CDP Holdings, a human capital management firm, is planning to list American Depository Shares on the New York Stock Exchange to raise up to $125m.

New York Stock Exchange-listed online gaming company Sea has bagged $1bn from its second tap of the equity-linked market.

In this round-up, US president Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on China if the phase one deal is not reached, two Republican senators took action to speed up the passing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act and Chinese president Xi Jinping wrapped up a state visit to Greece.

OneConnect Financial Technology, an arm of Chinese financial conglomerate Ping An Group, has set the ball rolling for an up to $100m US IPO, having previously sought to list in Hong Kong.

Mexican cement company Cemex attracted nearly $4bn of orders on the way to a first dollar deal in three years on Tuesday. Bankers said the company’s active debt management was gaining a strong following.

AbbVie enjoyed the undivided attention of US bond investors on Tuesday when it hit the market with a $30bn 10 tranche deal that, remarkably for such a big deal, priced with a negative new issue concession.

Del Canto joins Berman at agora — O'Higgins to retire from ICBC Standard — Miller becomes new IBCM head at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse has lost the talisman of its investment banking and capital markets (IBCM) division, James 'Jim' Amine, but says the unit is "absolutely core", writes David Rothnie.

Mexican cement company Cemex’s debt management continues to earn it strong pricing as its first dollar deal in three years landed inside even where some bankers on the trade were expecting.

New York Stock Exchange-listed gaming company Sea is bookbuilding for a convertible bond worth at least $1bn.

Mexican retailer Grupo Famsa has pushed out the early-bird deadline on a distressed debt exchange, saying it wants to give bondholders more time to analyse its proposal.

Ball Corporation, a US metal packaging and aerospace technology company, is looking to cut its financing costs with a €900m issue of senior unsecured notes. Crown, its closest peer in metal packaging, set a new floor — just 0.75% — for high yield coupons in Europe in October.