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Equity and debt capital markets issuance continue at a steady pace.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 12 March 2010
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Indian hospital operator Fortis Healthcare pays $686 million to become the largest shareholder in Singapore-based pan-Asia hospital group Parkway Holdings.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
Man Wah, which was listed in Singapore until last year and generates almost half of its earnings from the US, is looking to China for its next growth driver.
By Lillian Liu | 12 March 2010
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China Mobile aims to tap into the growing potential for mobile finance and mobile e-commerce through a 20% stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
We reveal the houses that had the best year in 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 12 March 2010
Bank of America Merrill Lynch lures Kaku Nakhate back from J.P. Morgan to become country head for India.
By Sameera Anand | 12 March 2010
A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 12 March 2010
The Royal Bank of Scotland hires Ernfred Olsen as country executive and head of global banking and markets as it builds its Japan team.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 March 2010
Delegates at a Japan CFO roundtable emphasise regulatory reform instead of economic stimulus as a way to support the Japanese economy.
By Edward Russell | 11 March 2010
The Indonesian property developer is offering bonds with a coupon of up to 8.625% and a conversion premium of 20% to 25%. The deal is expected to price tomorrow.
By Anette Jönsson | 11 March 2010
FinanceAsia readers give the thumbs-up to Prudential's record $35.5 billion acquisition of AIA.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 11 March 2010
We reveal the best deals of 2009 in our third annual Achievement Awards for Japan. The winning houses will be announced tomorrow.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 11 March 2010
Fred Hu is leaving Goldman Sachs, but will become an advisory director for the firm.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 March 2010
The Chinese car dealer decides to sell a smaller portion of its enlarged share capital at this time, believing that the stock will command a higher valuation in the long term, ...
By Lillian Liu | 10 March 2010
The government's sell-down in the country's largest iron ore miner will boost the free-float to 10%, but valuation multiples suggest it could be a tough sell.
By Anette Jönsson | 10 March 2010
Following on from Kexim’s successful issue last week, Shinhan Bank comes to market with a tightly priced 5.5-year security.
By Mei Tuicolo | 10 March 2010
John Liptak takes on a new role as Citi’s head of Asia-Pacific distressed and special situations after only nine months with Tribridge Investment Partners.
By Mei Tuicolo | 10 March 2010
The Swiss private bank has been hiring feverishly in the region, but may find it harder to attract talent down the road.
By Joseph Marsh | 10 March 2010
Gaurav Gupta will join Macquarie from Nomura to head investment banking for India, a position that opened up when Varun Bajpai moved on to head a new Macquarie India fund ...
By Sameera Anand | 9 March 2010
Julius Baer appoints David Lim head of private banking for Southeast Asia in addition to his current title of deputy CEO for Singapore.
By Lara Wozniak | 9 March 2010
Scotch tape maker 3M selects a new enterprise resource planning system, while treasury and remittance options expand in Southeast Asia.
By Jonathan Wong | 9 March 2010
Competition among China’s banks is set to rise as demand for cash management from local SMEs increases.
By Jonathan Wong | 9 March 2010
Citi appoints Munir Nanji to vacant Asia-Pacific bank services group head position.
By Edward Russell | 9 March 2010
Wells Fargo global trade services head Steven Nichols takes a walk through the bank’s newly acquired trade document processing centre.
By Edward Russell | 9 March 2010
An existing shareholder sells $422 million worth of shares in Tata Motors, while Exide Industries completes a $119 million QIP. Meanwhile, in Hong Kong, Zhongsheng prepares to ...
By Anette Jönsson | 9 March 2010
A roundup of the latest CFO and treasurer moves from around the region.
By Jonathan Wong | 9 March 2010
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China's latest attempt to secure natural resources sees PetroChina partner with Shell in a $3 billion takeover bid for Australia's Arrow Energy.
By Sameera Anand | 9 March 2010
Yu-Tsung Chang, head of Asia-Pacific ratings at Standard and Poor’s, talks about the role of rating agencies in Asia’s credit markets.
By Mei Tuicolo | 9 March 2010
Mahindra & Mahindra’s senior vice-president of corporate finance K Chandrasekar talks about how treasury supports a great brand.
By Jonathan Wong | 9 March 2010
Bank of East Asia’s new payments system allows for greater integration and customisation for its corporate treasury clients.
By Edward Russell | 9 March 2010
Tom Fennimore moves to Beijing from New York as part of Goldman Sachs's efforts to build its industrials team in Asia.
By Lara Wozniak | 8 March 2010
Private equity firm KKR hires Abhijit Sen from Citi as CFO for its India operations.
By Sameera Anand | 8 March 2010
China's 3% inflation rate target comes as a surprise, as CPI is likely to exceed that level in the second quarter, economists warn.
By Lillian Liu | 8 March 2010
The deal is priced below the initial range even though the withdrawal of AIA's planned IPO is said to have resulted in increased interest for the Korean life insurer.
By Anette Jönsson | 8 March 2010
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Indian steel maker Essar shells out $600 million for US coal producer Trinity Coal, providing an exit for Trinity's private-equity owner Denham Capital.
By Sameera Anand | 8 March 2010
The equity and debt capital markets continue to record a steady flow of new issuance.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 5 March 2010
Former head of Asia fixed-income capital markets at Deutsche, Michael Luk, moves to Bank of America Merrill Lynch to take on a bigger role as head of Asia-Pacific debt capital ...
By Mei Tuicolo | 5 March 2010
A decade after ANZ sold the Grindlays franchise and exited its India business, it receives permission to set up its first branch in Mumbai.
By Sameera Anand | 5 March 2010
The Hong Kong-based shipping company executes a deal that is viewed as well priced, and only two days after Vedanta issues another well-received deal, sparking hopes of a ...
By Anette Jönsson | 5 March 2010
J.P. Morgan's Catherine Leung, who is head of Hong Kong investment banking, takes on this additional title in a move that formalises her role in building relations between Hong ...
By Lara Wozniak | 5 March 2010
A roundup of the latest syndicated loan market news.
By FinanceAsia & Dealogic | 5 March 2010
Taxing speculative financial trades to fund social spending is an idea that has intuitive appeal to most people, except market participants.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 5 March 2010
Nomura makes senior appointments in India, hiring Nipun Goel to head investment banking and Nitin Jain to co-head fixed income.
By Sameera Anand | 4 March 2010
French bank Societe Generale creates a new Asia equity strategist position and hires Todd Martin who used to work at CLSA to staff it.
By Sameera Anand | 4 March 2010
Carbon market participants are downbeat on future expansion thanks to global politicians' failure to make any binding decisions in Copenhagen in December. Maybe it's time to ...
By Lara Wozniak | 4 March 2010
Bankers blame the current market conditions for Zhongsheng's decision to postpone the deal, but analysts say lofty price expectations by the issuer also played a role.
By Lillian Liu | 4 March 2010
The 5.5-year issue is priced at the tight end of guidance after attracting $2.7 billion of demand.
By Mei Tuicolo | 4 March 2010
The country’s fifth-largest lender offers its shares at an average discount of 44.4% to the theoretical ex-rights price of its A- and H-shares.
By Lillian Liu | 3 March 2010
Nomura appoints Jai Rajpal as head of fixed income Asia ex-Japan following the resignation of Thomas Siegmund.
By Mei Tuicolo | 3 March 2010
The Chinese maker of airplanes and helicopters catches the eye of global investors following a strong share price run over the past 12 months.
By Anette Jönsson | 3 March 2010
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