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The start of pre-marketing for Graff Diamonds' IPO this week marks the beginning of a series of billion dollar offerings that are expected to hit the market in the next few weeks.
By Anette Jönsson | 9 May 2012
Wealthy Chinese will buy increasingly more global luxury brands, while urban commoners' purchasing power is decreasing.
By Lillian Liu | 9 May 2012
M&A
GE takes a 15% equity stake in China's XD Electric and the two companies form a joint-venture.
By Rupert Walker | 9 May 2012
The strange case of Neil Heywood’s murder and Bo Xilai’s expulsion from the party is not deterring foreign investors, according to our latest web poll.
By Nick Ferguson | 8 May 2012
Och-Ziff invests $150 million into the Chinese glass manufacturer through a Pipe deal that includes an equity portion as well as a CB, and makes a $30 million pre-IPO investment...
By Anette Jönsson | 7 May 2012
China's securities regulator wants to let ordinary investors share in the country's success, but that means diverting profits away from powerful individuals. Politics may stand ...
By Lillian Liu | 7 May 2012
The renminbi is the most talked-about currency in the market. Share your views on its future.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 4 May 2012
M&A
British breakfast cereal Weetabix is valued at £1.2 billion as Bright Food buys a 60% stake from London-based private equity firm Lion Capital.
By Nick Ferguson | 4 May 2012
The Singapore investment company sells $1.24 billion of shares in each bank just two weeks after it bought $2.3 billion worth of stock in ICBC.
By Anette Jönsson | 3 May 2012
M&A
Tom Michaud, chief executive of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, says that more Asian banks will look to buy US bank assets, aided by a swath of motivated sellers. But Asian banks ...
By Nick Lord | 2 May 2012
The country's biggest courier company, China Postal is aiming for a $1.6 billion IPO that could be the biggest in China so far this year.
By Lillian Liu | 2 May 2012
CNOOC, a state-owned Chinese oil company, draws $17 billion of demand for its 10- and 30-year bonds, but leaves investors clamouring for more after refusing to upsize the ...
By Denise Wee | 27 April 2012
China's biggest auto rental company was seeking to raise up to $137.5 million from a listing on Nasdaq, but fails to attract sufficient demand from investors.
By Anette Jönsson | 26 April 2012
Huaibei Mining, a Chinese coal miner, has announced plans for the biggest IPO of the year so far.
By Lillian Liu | 26 April 2012
Standard & Poor’s director of sovereign ratings, Liang Zhong, discusses the current challenges facing local governments and why a systematic crisis is unlikely to happen ...
By Standard & Poor's | 24 April 2012
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