Northeast Asia

Hong Kong-based Peak Reinsurance Co rolled out a subordinated perpetual bond on Tuesday, netting $250m from the deal.

Chinese data centre operator GDS Holdings has covered the books for its Hong Kong secondary offering, just hours after launching a deal that could be worth about $1.6bn.

Thai hospitality firm Asset World Corp and Hong Kong’s China Everbright Environment Group both tapped the green loan market this week.

Minera Las Bambas (MLB), a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed MMG, has raised an $800m loan from four Chinese banks.

China wowed investors last week with a $6bn 144A bond amid a trade war with the US, but it missed a chance to solidify its credentials in the socially responsible bond market.

China has announced a new registration system for credit asset-backed securitization (ABS), cutting the time it will take bankers and their clients to bring new deals to the market.

Korea Development Bank took $1bn from a dual tranche transaction on Monday, using a social label for one portion of the bond to attract a new group of investors.

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group has bagged HK$3.57bn ($460.6m) from its IPO, after sealing the offer at the top end of the price guidance, according to a source familiar with the deal.

China Development Bank (CDB) raised nearly $3bn from dollar and euro bonds on Monday, appealing to investors due to its rarity in the debt market.

Ant Group has got the go ahead from regulators for the Hong Kong portion of its dual listing, which is expected to raise around $30bn in the largest ever primary share offering globally.

Shimao Services has joined the stream of Chinese property managers listing in Hong Kong this year, kicking off bookbuilding for its up to HK$10.1bn ($1.3bn) IPO.

JW (Cayman) Therapeutics has launched pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO, setting the final stage of the deal ahead of launch in motion.