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Equities
Taiwan's Zhen Ding reopens CB market with $175 million deal
The three-year CB comes with a low conversion premium and attracts solid demand from investors hungry for new issues.
By Anette Jönsson | 30 May 2012
Equities
Show me the money, PICC tells long list of banks
Chinese insurer PICC Group lists a record 17 banks as potential arrangers for the H-share portion of its IPO, but tells them that the senior roles will be mandated based on how ...
By Anette Jönsson | 29 May 2012
People Moves
BoA Merrill promotes Zuberi to head of global equities sales
Soofian Zuberi, who is currently head of global market sales for Asia-Pacific, will relocate to New York for his new job.
By Anette Jönsson | 4 May 2012
Equities
Temasek cuts stake in Bank of China and CCB by $2.48 billion
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
Debt
Pertamina and Bank of Ceylon tap strong demand for emerging market credits
Despite the never-ending deal flow in Asia's dollar bond markets, emerging market investors clearly want more of Bank of Ceylon and Pertamina.
By Denise Wee | 30 April 2012
People Moves
Wilmot-Sitwell quits UBS to join BoA Merrill
Alex Wilmot-Sitwell will join Bank of America Merrill Lynch as president for Europe and emerging markets (ex-Asia) less than a month after he was appointed to a new role as ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 April 2012
Equities
China Auto Rental cancels US IPO
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
People Moves
Standard Chartered hires new equity-linked head
Ken Olson, who was previously with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will head Standard Chartered's global team focusing on convertible bond issues and corporate derivatives.
By Anette Jönsson | 17 April 2012
Equities
China Auto Rental seeks $137.5 million from US IPO
Coming just a few weeks after Vipshop's dismal debut, China Auto Rental decides to cap the size of its Nasdaq IPO by selling only 14.9% of the share capital.
By Anette Jönsson | 12 April 2012
People Moves
BoA Merrill hires Rodney Ward from UBS
Rodney Ward will join Bank of America Merrill Lynch as chairman of Asia-Pacific global corporate and investment banking.
By Lara Wozniak | 11 April 2012
Equities
CVC and RBS sell $216 million of Samsonite shares
The sale, which accounts for less than 20% of their combined stake, comes about four months after a lock-up expiry and as the Samsonite stock breaks above the IPO price.
By Anette Jönsson | 11 April 2012
Debt
European companies to tap Asian private banks
RWE’s Asia-focused hybrid could herald a new wave of European corporate names looking to tap the deep pockets of Asia's private banking market.
By Nick Lord | 10 April 2012
Debt
BoA Merrill restructures Asia-Pacific debt team
The bank overhauls the reporting lines for its Asia-Pacific debt team shortly after six debt bankers quit the firm.
By Denise Wee | 5 April 2012
Debt
Samsung returns with US-targeted deal while others hold off
Samsung Electronics sells $1 billion of five-year bonds predominantly to the US, while other issuers hold off amid the Easter holiday lull.
By Denise Wee | 5 April 2012
Equities
Posco sells shares in three Korean companies to raise $514 million
The Korean steelmaker trims its holdings in SK Telecom, KB Financial and Hana Financial as it seeks to raise funds without tapping the debt or equity markets.
By Anette Jönsson | 5 April 2012
Equities
Kunlun Energy pockets $1.35 billion from top-up placement
The LNG-focused company, which is controlled by PetroChina, attracts support from RRJ Capital and Temasek as it completes the first Asian ECM trade in the second quarter.
By Anette Jönsson | 5 April 2012
M&A
DBS to pay $4.9 billion for Temasek's Bank Danamon stake
The Singapore bank will also make an offer to minority shareholders at a 52.2% premium to the latest close, which could potentially increase the acquisition cost to $7.2 billion.
By Anette Jönsson | 3 April 2012
Equities
China Auto Rental gears up for US listing
The industry leader starts pre-marketing for an IPO that could raise up to $300 million -- if it can convince US investors to look at a Chinese company again.
By Anette Jönsson | 30 March 2012
Business Moves
Wilmot-Sitwell named chairman of UBS investment bank
In his new role, Alex Wilmot-Sitwell will become the most senior client relationship banker within the investment bank, leaving Chi-won Yoon as the sole CEO for UBS in ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 March 2012
Equities
361 Degrees raises $150 million from upsized CB
The sportswear designer and retailer is the first Chinese company to issue a convertible bond this year, but is quickly followed by China Overseas Grand Oceans with a $300 ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 March 2012
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