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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.
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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.
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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.
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Del Canto joins Berman at agora — O'Higgins to retire from ICBC Standard — Miller becomes new IBCM head at Credit Suisse
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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.
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New York Stock Exchange-listed gaming company Sea is bookbuilding for a convertible bond worth at least $1bn.
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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.
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David Miller has become the new chief executive of Credit Suisse’s investment banking and capital markets (IBCM) unit, replacing James Amine.
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In this round-up, MSCI is set to give a boost to China A-shares again at the end of the month, CPI inflation accelerated to the fastest pace in seven years and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has decided to allow unprofitable companies to list on the ChiNext board.
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High grade dollar bond investors are braced for the biggest deal of the year after AbbVie, the pharmaceutical company, appointed a trio of banks to lead a possible $25bn issue that could come as soon as Monday.
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The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week approved foreign boards of trade applications (FBOT) from European derivatives exchanges despite opposition from commissioner Brian Quintenz.
