Northeast Asia
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Chinese conglomerate Fosun International has cut pricing on a new $560m-equivalent multi-currency loan, as it counts on banks’ hunger to lend amid slow deal flow to push its transaction past the finish line. -
Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings is talking to its relationship banks for a jumbo $6bn loan, opting to once again favour a club deal over syndication in a bid to save on funding costs.
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Solid demand from investors for Woori Bank's sustainable bond on Monday allowed the South Korean borrower to price its $550m deal at an ultra-tight spread.
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Chinese healthcare duo MicroPort CardioFlow Medtech Corp and Suzhou Basecare Medical Corp have kicked off their Hong Kong IPOs after a week of pre-marketing.
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Three Chinese property companies announced dollar bond transactions on Monday, continuing the run of issuance seen from the high yield market since the beginning of the year.
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SAIC-GMAC Automotive Finance Co is already eyeing its second auto loan securitization deal of the year, just a couple of weeks after kickstarting China’s auto ABS market for 2021.
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China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group's share price soared over 50% on Monday after the firm sold HK$26bn ($3.35bn) of new stock to a handful of Chinese high net worth investors.
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Chinese video-sharing platform Kuaishou Technology, a rival to TikTok parent ByteDance, has started testing investor appetite for Hong Kong's largest IPO in over two years as it seeks HK$42bn ($5.42bn).
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China's Avic International Holding Corp had to offer investors a premium for its latest dollar bond, to compensate them for the risk associated with its inclusion on a US sanctions list.
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In this round-up, Beijing plans to increase oversight of debt management and corporate governance at Chinese lenders, Hong Kong is ready to include Star-listed A-shares into the Stock Connect, and the securities regulator gives the nod to set up a new futures exchange in Guangzhou.
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Taiwanese banks are increasingly asking their loans teams to avoid participating in deals led by global investment banks, in line with guidance given by the finance ministry last year and over fears of being burnt again by possible defaults.
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The Japan Bank for International Cooperation has picked backs for a sterling five year benchmark, replacing its last bond in the currency — a trade issued in February 2014 that matured in December 2020.
