Event
Jinke hits the road with $816m Hong Kong IPO

Jinke hits the road with $816m Hong Kong IPO

Chinese property manager Jinke Smart Services Group has launched its IPO. It is aiming to pocket up to HK$6.3bn ($815.9m) from the deal.

Politics
After Asian bond issuers step back for the US election, bond bankers prepare for busy return

After Asian bond issuers step back for the US election, bond bankers prepare for busy return

Asia’s dollar bond issuers hit pause this week as all eyes turned to the outcome of the nail-bitingly close US presidential election. With the result still uncertain on Thursday, but signs showing a Joe Biden

IPO
China’s move against Ant Group is a gift to its critics

China’s move against Ant Group is a gift to its critics

China’s decision to clamp down on Ant Group has derailed an IPO of at least $34bn, despite execution being finished last week. The move appears to be little more than political muscle-flexing by Beijing. The

Europe
ESMA supports supervision of green bond raters

ESMA supports supervision of green bond raters

Steven Maijoor, chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, has said EU legislation covering green bond reviewers would help ensure the legitimacy of the proposed Green Bond Standard.

Europe
Meet the Platform: new face of EU sustainable finance

Meet the Platform: new face of EU sustainable finance

The European Union’s formation of its Platform on Sustainable Finance last week marks a new phase in responsible investing. Over the past four years or so, the most influential thinkers in the market, such as

Europe
Meet the Platform: EU green finance watchdog

Meet the Platform: EU green finance watchdog

The European Union’s formation of its Platform on Sustainable Finance last week marks a new phase in responsible investing. Over the past four years or so, the most influential thinkers in the market, such as

Europe
Issa no problem: Asda buyout vaults brothers to top of levfin borrower table

Issa no problem: Asda buyout vaults brothers to top of levfin borrower table

Friday’s confirmation that the Issa brothers, backed by TDR Capital, had won the auction for UK supermarket Asda, catapulted them into the super league of borrowers in European leveraged credit — the handful of entrepreneurs

Software and Hi-Tech
Spain applies for over €20bn of SURE cash

Spain applies for over €20bn of SURE cash

Spain has submitted an application for more than €20bn from the EU’s Support to Mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) fund.

Appointments
Citi moves MTN banker to SSA syndicate

Citi moves MTN banker to SSA syndicate

Charles-Antoine Roche has joined Citi’s sovereign, supranational and agency syndicate desk after spending over a decade in the bank’s medium term notes business.

Oil and Energy
Hedge funds surge to best gain since 2009 as managers navigate pandemic volatility

Hedge funds surge to best gain since 2009 as managers navigate pandemic volatility

Opalesque Industry Update - Hedge funds surged to the strongest monthly gain in over 10 years in April, as managers positioned for the re-opening of global economies which have been shut down as a result

Software and Hi-Tech
Yiwu LGFV squeezes price on $500m bond

Yiwu LGFV squeezes price on $500m bond

Chinese local government financing vehicle (LGFV) Yiwu State-owned Capital Operation Co replicated its peers’ recent bond pricing success, to raise $500m with a 65bp price tightening during bookbuilding.

India
Axis Bank eyes Rp100bn from share placement

Axis Bank eyes Rp100bn from share placement

Indian private sector lender Axis Bank is set to price a qualified institutional placement worth up to Rp100bn ($1.34bn).

Fintech and Finance
ADBC boosts dim sum return on strong demand

ADBC boosts dim sum return on strong demand

Agricultural Development Bank of China raised Rmb4.3bn ($618m) from its second dim sum outing this year. Thanks to strong support from Chinese banks, the offshore renminbi bond market offered the issuer clear pricing advantages over

Software and Hi-Tech
Everbright Water succeeds at second Panda try

Everbright Water succeeds at second Panda try

Everbright Water got its second attempt at a Panda bond past the finish line this week, two months after pulling a deal due to poor liquidity and climbing yields.

Property
Alam Sutera downgraded amid refi pressure

Alam Sutera downgraded amid refi pressure

Indonesian high yield property companies are continuing to come under fire, with Alam Sutera becoming the latest to be hit with a downgrade due to bond refinancing concerns.

Event
Tahoe defaults for third time in one month

Tahoe defaults for third time in one month

Chinese property developer Tahoe Group has defaulted on a third domestic bond in 30 days, as uncertainty remains over whether a tie-up with its peer China Vanke Co would eventually go ahead.

Software and Hi-Tech
Melco rolls dice a second time for 2028 bond

Melco rolls dice a second time for 2028 bond

Melco Resorts Finance tapped its 5.75% 2028 notes on Tuesday, adding another $350m to the trade.

Large
Alibaba Health nets $1.3bn from record healthcare follow-on

Alibaba Health nets $1.3bn from record healthcare follow-on

Alibaba Health Information Technology has sealed Hong Kong’s largest primary follow-on in five years, navigating concerns over high valuations to increase the size of the deal to HK$10bn ($1.29bn).

India
HDFC Bank picks veteran banker as next CEO

HDFC Bank picks veteran banker as next CEO

India’s HDFC Bank has picked a successor to its chief executive officer Aditya Puri, who will be retiring at the end of October.

Software and Hi-Tech
Swire Properties builds HK$1bn green loan

Swire Properties builds HK$1bn green loan

Hong Kong real estate company Swire Properties has raised a HK$1bn ($129m) green loan to make some of its projects more eco-friendly.

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