Northeast Asia
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CLP Power Hong Kong came to the dollar debt market after a four-year hiatus, pricing a $500m subordinated perpetual deal that was sought after in the primary and secondary markets ahead of an old bond’s first call date. -
Chinese state-owned commodity chemicals producer Shanghai Huayi (Group) Co has sold an almost 10 times covered five year bond, while Yuzhou Properties Co raised $500m to fund a tender offer. Two local government financing vehicles also made their offshore debuts.
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China’s FangDD Network Group has kicked off a roadshow for the listing of American Depository Shares (ADS) on the Nasdaq.
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A senior loan syndications banker in HSBC’s Hong Kong team has left the bank.
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Investors have taken to Chinese education platform Youdao, covering its $101m IPO multiple times over days before the end of bookbuilding, according to a source close to the deal.
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Power Construction Corp of China (PowerChina) took advantage of the growing popularity of perpetual bonds to raise $300m on Tuesday.
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Asian issuers tend to treat the 144A market as little more than a sideshow, rarely putting in the extra work to bring their deals to US investors. That needs to change.
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Hong Kong's Li & Fung added $100m to its 4.375% 2024 bond on Tuesday, boosting the total size of the deal to $500m.
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Genius Auto Finance has taken home Rmb4bn ($565m) from its third auto loan ABS of the year, scrapping the mezzanine tranche and boosting the size of the subordinated portion. The issuer achieved slightly tighter yields on both senior tranches compared to its previous trade.
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Parkson Retail Group, a department store operator, has returned to the loan market after eight years, sealing a HK$3.9bn ($497m) borrowing.
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China Resources Land has raised HK$6.73bn ($858m) after issuing a chunk of shares in a top-up placement.
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Chinese regulators are planning to rate the bond underwriting ability of securities firms. That may appear a sensible solution to an exchange bond market that has become cutthroat and chaotic. But the proposed solution is too vague to have much impact.
