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Month: January 2021

Private equity firms mull bids for KPMG’s UK restructuring arm

ICG and Towerbrook eye bids for KPMG's UK restructuring arm

Carlyle acquires German distribution logistics assets

The assets are close to Munich, Hanover and Ulm

Asia people news in brief: January 7, 2021

StanChart bolsters sustainable finance team — CreditAg names Apac sustainability head — BOC HK appoints CEO — HKEX picks interim chief — Hang Seng has new chairman

Asian issuers smash records with frenetic start to the new year

Asia’s dollar bond market reopened this week with record issuance. Issuers are usually keen to get in ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday, but the start to 2021 has seen a rush of new

Planes, trains and awful golf swings

Sometimes one gets a stark reminder that there are different levels of wealth. This realisation struck a good friend of mine recently, with terrifying implications.

China moves ahead with delisting reform

The stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen have introduced new regulations to forcefully delist companies, fast-tracking the process and giving more clarity about the various scenarios that can push firms to exit the bourses. There

Ivanhoe Spac nets $240m, eyes new energy industries

Singapore-based Ivanhoe Capital listed a special purpose acquisition company (Spac) on the New York Stock Exchange this week, raising $240m after increasing the size of the float.

CreditAg names new Apac sustainability head

Crédit Agricole has named Victoria Land as its new head of sustainable banking for Asia Pacific.

Flurry of Uzbek corps set to debut, diversification on horizon

Diversification has taken hold in central Asia's Uzbekistan, which over the last two years has started its pivot towards international capital markets. According to sources, a plethora of debut deals is expected to hit markets

Chinese IPOs in US still on despite NYSE flip-flops

The New York Stock Exchange’s flip-flop on whether to delist three Chinese telecommunications giants caused plenty of confusion in the market this week, but mainland companies are still keen to sell shares in the US.

Grab turns to US investors for $750m TLB financing

Singaporean ride-hailing company Grab Holdings has added a dash of excitement to the loan market with plans to raise $750m from a new outing. Pan Yue reports.

Uzbekistan making progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals

The country’s pursuit of achieving a more sustainable and equitable society has coincided with an ambitious economic reform agenda that, together, are delivering results

EU bonds: one step closer to being Europe’s safe asset?

The EU has made a quick start to funding its €800bn Next Generation EU programme in the bond market, with €25bn done in two of three syndications scheduled for June and July. But will the

Capital markets reform the engine of Uzbekistan’s transformation

An ambitious and multifaceted reform programme is underway to take an already sound economy and open it to international markets

Capital markets and sustainability key pillars of Uzbekistan’s growth and development plan

Uzbekistan is committed to improving its productive capacity and institutional strength on the way to achieving sustainable economic development.

Easing tensions lift Russian IPO hopes but tough market ahead

Equity capital markets are bracing for an influx of Russian IPOs in the autumn, following a slight easing of tensions between the US and Russia. However, not only is the threat of further sanctions still

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