Tag: HSBC

Equities

Hengan International raises $700 million from zero-coupon CB

The personal hygiene products company prices an enlarged deal with a 35% premium. It is the biggest CB and the highest premium in the region in two years.

By Aiko Hayashi | 22 May 2013

Equities

PICC P&C plans $290 million H-share rights issue

A simultaneous A-share rights offering will be bought by controlling shareholder PICC Group, bringing the total capital raising to $935 million.

By Anette Jönsson | 22 May 2013

Business Moves

HSBC plans 14,000 more job cuts to save $3 billion

HSBC CEO Stuart Gulliver announces additional job losses by 2016 in an attempt to reduce costs.

By Rupert Walker | 16 May 2013

Equities

Investor education starts for AirAsia X’s Malaysia IPO

The Malaysian low-cost, long-haul airline seeks to raise about $250 million to $300 million. Meanwhile, Malakoff’s IPO will be delayed, potentially until the first half ...

By Aiko Hayashi | 14 May 2013

Equities

Langham Hospitality aims to raise up to $589 million from base deal

The Great Eagle spin-off is the first business trust-like vehicle to attempt a Hong Kong IPO in 18 months, offering yield-focused investors an alternative outside Singapore.

By Anette Jönsson | 14 May 2013

M&A

Greenland Holding pays $387 million for 60% stake in SPG Land

Debt-ridden property developer SPG Land plans to raise $555 million from sale of a controlling stake to Greenland Holding and the disposal of the Shanghai Peninsula hotel.

By Rupert Walker | 10 May 2013

Debt

Hutch issues first euro perpetual from Asian borrower

Li Ka-shing-controlled Hutchison Whampoa wades into the euro market with the first euro-denominated hybrid from an Asian borrower.

By Denise Wee | 9 May 2013

M&A

China’s IPO drought spurring interest in M&A

With slim hope of exiting through a lucrative public listing, Chinese entrepreneurs and their investors are considering sales.

By Nick Ferguson | 7 May 2013

M&A

Unilever offers $5.4 billion to boost stake in Indian subsidiary

Unilever makes a record offer to raise its holding in Hindustan Unilever from 52.48% to 75%.

By Rupert Walker | 2 May 2013

Equities

Great Eagle begins marketing for hotel trust spin-off

Langham Hospitality trust is seeking to raise up to $700 million by selling as much as 49% of the trust to yield-focused investors, sources say.

By Anette Jönsson | 30 April 2013

M&A

CP All makes record bid for Siam Makro

Thai convenience store owner CP All offers to pay $6.6 billion for cash-and-carry retailer Siam Makro.

By Rupert Walker | 24 April 2013

Equities

Singapore business trusts seek to raise close to $2 billion

Yield-hungry investors will get new asset classes to focus on when Asian Pay Television Trust, Investec Aviation Trust and Japan shopping mall-focused Croesus Retail Trust hit ...

By Anette Jönsson | 23 April 2013

People Moves

Jason Kern leaves HSBC for CEO role at LaSalle

The head of HSBC’s Asia-Pacific real estate advisory group will return to the US to lead buy-side firm LaSalle in the Americas.

By Anette Jönsson | 8 April 2013

Equities

Indian government raises $279 million from steel company sell-down

The sale of a 5.8% stake in Steel Authority of India enables the government to meet its revised divestment target for the current fiscal year, but only with a little help from ...

By Anette Jönsson | 27 March 2013

Equities

Dutch parent sells $550 million of shares in ASM Pacific Technology

The deal comes after a study aimed at boosting the overall valuation of the parent company and attracts strong interest from event-driven hedge funds as well as long-only ...

By Anette Jönsson | 14 March 2013

Equities

New World joins spin-off trend; Great Eagle files listing application

The two Hong Kong developers are both proposing to list part of their hotel properties in the form of dividend paying trusts.

By Anette Jönsson | 13 March 2013

Debt

Wheelock attracts funds with $500 million five-year bond

The unrated property-focused holding company hits sweet spot with five-year tenor.

By Denise Wee | 12 March 2013

Debt

China Vanke proves there is life in mainland property

The mass-market homebuilder raised $800 million from a debut dollar bond late last week despite new property cooling measures in China.

By Nick Ferguson | 11 March 2013

Equities

Mapletree Greater China Trust to fix IPO price at the top

The trust raises $1.3 billion from the deal, which is heavily subscribed by institutional investors and ranks as the largest Reit IPO in Singapore ever.

By Anette Jönsson | 27 February 2013

Equities

Mapletree Greater China Reit sets aside 55% of IPO for cornerstones

The commercial property trust is seeking to raise $1.3 billion pre-shoe from Singapore’s largest Reit IPO ever.

By Anette Jönsson | 18 February 2013

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