Northeast Asia
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Tianjin Great Wall Binyin Automotive Finance Co has continued its foray into the internationally rated ABS market since its first such deal onshore over a year ago, returning for a Rmb3.2bn ($494m) transaction at the end of last week.
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Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has raised HK$11.8bn ($1.52bn) from a secondary listing that received strong support from investors.
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Chinese property bond issuers continue to remain under pressure amid waning investor sentiment and underperformance of deals in the secondary market. While some companies are attempting to claw their way back, the sector still faces some big challenges.
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Online music platform Cloud Village has delayed its IPO after a week of pre-marketing, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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In this round-up, China’s foreign exchange reserves reach the highest level in five years, JP Morgan receives approval to fully own an onshore securities company, and Beijing launches a review of Blackstone’s $3.05bn take-private of Soho China.
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Crédit Agricole has hired a senior China economist from Bank of America to head up its research team for Asia ex-Japan.
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China Telecom Corp has priced its Rmb47.11bn ($7.3bn) A-share listing, a deal that is smaller than expected but will still set a global record for 2021.
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China’s securitization market was bustling with deals this week. Toyota Motor Finance (China) Co followed Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance Co to launch a Rmb5bn ($774m) auto loan ABS deal, with two more transactions also in the works.
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Gemdale Corp reopened the bond market for high yield Chinese property companies on Thursday with a $480m green deal that landed at fairly 'aggressive' levels.
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South Korea’s stock exchange has approved Hyundai Heavy Industries Co's IPO of around W1tr ($875.4m).
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Joey Mak, a former loans banker at Mizuho, has joined Bank of Communications as section head of the structured finance department.
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Chinese local government financing vehicle Hangzhou Shangcheng District Urban Construction & Comprehensive Development Co raised $200m from a three year bond on Thursday.
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Mainland-based Xinte Energy Co raised HK$1.03bn ($132m) on Wednesday by selling a block of new H-shares, its debut equity issue.
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The Thai subsidiary of Taiwan’s Chailease International Finance Corp has returned to the loan market.
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China’s regional lenders have been busy tapping both the onshore equity and debt markets for capital this year, but a slew of recent rating downgrades serve as a warning that the pressure facing the country’s small lenders remains high. Addison Gong reports.
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Hyundai Capital Services sold a three year bond denominated in offshore renminbi this week, raising Rmb700m ($108m) at an attractive level versus its existing dollar funding.
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US-listed hybrid electric vehicle maker Li Auto launched a billion-dollar listing in Hong Kong this week, providing a much-needed boost for the bourse after a spate of announcements from China’s regulators brought deal flow to a near halt. Jonathan Breen reports.
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They say it takes three seconds to form an opinion of someone. So, naturally, it’s important to make a great first impression.
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CDB Aviation, an Ireland-based subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co, has raised a $660m portfolio financing from banks.
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Two Chinese local government financing vehicles courted offshore investors on Wednesday to raise a combined $450m.
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Bank of China took its pivot away from Libor-linked bonds further this week by selling a dollar note tied to the secured overnight financing rate (Sofr) and a sterling-denominated deal that was the first Sonia-linked bond from a Chinese issuer. While BOC’s transaction was important, bankers say the new benchmarks are still slow to take off in Asia. Morgan Davis reports.
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Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance Co sealed a Rmb4bn ($619m) revolving auto loan ABS this week, paving the way for its peers to tap China’s domestic market in the coming months.
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China Ping An Insurance Overseas (Holdings) found strong support for its $550m 10 year bond, defying initial concerns around volatility in longer tenors.
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Taiwan’s Qisda Corp, which designs and makes electronic products, has wrapped up the first round of bidding for a NT$10bn ($358m)-equivalent dual currency loan.