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Month: January 2020

Vesync tests appetite for $200m float

Home appliance retailer Vesync has started pre-deal investor education for its Hong Kong IPO, which is expected to raise around $200m, according to a source close to the deal.

Taiwan: banks don’t need lending guidelines

Taiwan’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly asked state-owned banks to take six steps to avoid lending to companies that will end up defaulting. Some of these steps are obvious, others are impractical – and all

Pop Mart markets $674m Hong Kong IPO

Chinese toy company Pop Mart International Group has launched its IPO, looking to fund expansion with up to HK$5.2bn ($674m) in fresh capital.

UOB's former China CEO returns

Singapore banking veteran Eric Lian has returned to UOB in a senior position after a stint at OCBC.

Geely’s Genius eyes fourth China ABS deal before year-end

Genius Auto Finance Co, a joint venture between Geely Automobile Holdings and BNP Paribas Personal Finance, is readying a Rmb4.04bn ($614m) Generation 2020-4 retail auto loan securitization. Pricing is expected later this week.

JD-backed Dada Nexus targets $522m from ADS follow-on

Chinese firm Dada Nexus has launched a follow-on offer of its Nasdaq-listed American depository shares (ADS). The deal could raise around $521.6m.

Executive Centre relaunches $180m loan

The Executive Centre, the Hong Kong-based co-working space operator, has relaunched its $180m five year loan after suspending syndication earlier this year due to the outbreak of Covid-19.

AMW :- Opalesque Roundup: Hedge fund returns the strongest for ten years but widely dispersed: hedge fund news, week 02

In the week ending January 11th 2020, a report by eVestment said that the global hedge fund industry returned +1.75% in December, bringing aggregate 2019 full-year returns to +9.74%. 2019 marked the industryamp;amp;'s best aggregate

‘EDDI is dead’: market forum opens talks on a different form of harmonisation

The proposed European Distribution of Debt Instruments (EDDI) project as a one-stop synchronised front to back office platform for the eurozone bond markets is unlikely to come to fruition, with the focus now centred on

Tannenbaum to run EMEA cap markets at BofA

Bank of America has promoted Jeff Tannenbaum, its head of debt capital markets and leveraged finance EMEA, to head of global capital markets for the region.

EIB’s energy and climate VPs leave, prompting reshuffle

Two senior officials who have been central to the European Investment Bank’s transition to greener lending and rebranding as the EU’s ‘climate bank’ are leaving, prompting a reshuffle of the management committee.

Greece readies 10 year tap while Berlin heads to long end

All eyes in the primary euro public sector bond market are fixed on the expected arrival of Germany's green Bund this week, but there were still some other deals announced on Tuesday. Greece is sticking

German green bond mandate hits screens

Germany’s long promised green debut is set to come to market this week in what is turning out to be a hectic one for the green bond market.

Sweden triumphs with long awaited green debut

Sweden’s long gestating green bond debut came to fruition this week as the sovereign scooped Skr20bn ($2.3bn) at a discount to its conventional curve.

Ex-Commerz SSA trader resurfaces at NordLB

A former sovereign, supranational and agency bond trader at Commerzbank has joined NordLB after an almost two year hiatus from the capital markets.

UK picks syndicate to lead first ever 15 year

The UK Debt Management Office has chosen the banks to lead the first ever 15 year Gilt to be sold via syndication, which will hit the market next week

Nio drives away with $1.5bn from bigger follow-on

Chinese smart electric vehicle maker Nio has raised $1.5bn in fresh equity after increasing its follow-on offering of American Depository Shares (ADS).

China Resources Mixc Lifestyle, Cheerwin line up HK listings

Property manager China Resources Mixc Lifestyle Services is planning an IPO on Hong Kong’s stock exchange, getting the ball rolling with an application to the bourse this week.

Mobile World dials banks for $100m loan

Vietnamese mobile device retailer Mobile World Investment Corp has made a rapid return to loans for another $100m.

Nan Fung manages liabilities with $500m perp

Hong Kong property developer Nan Fung International Holdings returned to the market with a $500m fixed-for-life perpetual bond in a bid to manage its liabilities and score lower interest rate for its debt.

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