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Equities

Chailease raises $206 million from debut GDR

The deal comes on the back of a 116% rally in its Taiwan-listed stock in the nine months since the IPO.

By Anette Jönsson | 10 October 2012

Equities

Bank of Beijing raises $1.9 billion from domestic placement

The city commercial bank sells shares to nine investors at a 10% discount to the 20-day average, while Citic Heavy Industries outlines IPO plans.

By Lillian Liu | 29 March 2012

Trade

Bank trio extends export finance facility to Bhushan Steel

DBS, Standard Chartered and DZ Bank announce a $258 million export finance facility to the Indian steel manufacturer.

By Jonathan Barlow | 9 August 2011

Equities

Citi reduces HDFC stake to below 10%

HDFC's largest shareholder raises $236.5 million from a block trade as it seeks to reduce its risk levels ahead of the implementation of Basel III.

By Anette Jönsson | 14 June 2011

M&A

Terumo pays $2.6 billion for US blood-processing firm

Japanese firms continue on the M&A trail with Terumo entering a $2.6 billion deal to buy US blood-processing technologies company CaridianBCT from its Swedish owners.

By Sameera Anand | 8 March 2011

Private Banking

Credit Suisse names SE Asia private banking head

The bank appoints Francesco de Ferrari as market area head of private banking for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. Meanwhile, Julius Baer appoints Peter Siber as chief risk ...

By Sameera Anand | 7 March 2011

Corporate

Costs and ROE target cast a shadow on HSBC's results

Despite declaring strong profit growth and a stellar year in global banking and markets, HSBC's share price fell yesterday as investors questioned the higher costs and a ...

By Sameera Anand | 1 March 2011

Private Banking

Boutique private banks build Asia teams

Union Bancaire Privée, Lombard Odier, and Pictet hire new Asia heads as the competition for both talent and clients in the industry continues to intensify.

By Sameera Anand | 28 February 2011

Business Moves

Goldman Sachs restructures PIA in Asia

Ankur Sahu and Andrew Wolff will co-head the principal investment area of Goldman Sachs in Asia, in a restructuring that sees the bank cover Asia, including Japan, out of Hong ...

By Sameera Anand | 25 February 2011

M&A

BP and Reliance agree on mammoth India partnership

British Petroleum agrees to invest up to $20 billion in India in partnership with Reliance Industries. The deal catapults advisers Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to the top ...

By Sameera Anand | 23 February 2011

People Moves

Vikram Gandhi departs Credit Suisse

After six years as global head of FIG at Credit Suisse, the not-for-profit sector convinces Vikram Gandhi to hang up his investment banking shoes.

By Sameera Anand | 22 February 2011

People Moves

Valenzuela joins BarCap in key equities distribution role

Barclays Capital strengthens its equities distribution capabilities in the region by adding veteran banker Adrian Valenzuela.

By Sameera Anand | 22 February 2011

View Point

Busting the myths about Chinese and Indian investments into Africa

Investment by Indian and Chinese firms into Africa does not dominate the flow of FDI into the continent and it is not a new phenomenon, according to a study.

By Sameera Anand | 21 February 2011

Macro & Markets

Asia still attracted by all that glitters, despite prices

Demand for gold touched an all-time high of $150 billion last year, buoyed by gold jewellery purchases in India and investment demand in China.

By Sameera Anand | 18 February 2011

People Moves

HSBC promotes Quinn to Asia-Pacific commercial banking head

Noel Quinn transfers from HSBC in the UK to head commercial banking for Asia-Pacific.

By Sameera Anand | 17 February 2011

M&A

PetroChina invests $5.4 billion in Canada JV

PetroChina becomes the latest Asian company to invest in oil sands, shelling out $5.4 billion in a joint venture with Canada's Encana.

By Sameera Anand | 11 February 2011

M&A

Li Ka-shing divvies up M&A mandates

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing appoints Deutsche Bank to advise him on his bid for E.ON's UK power distribution assets, as Goldman Sachs is once again conflicted.

By Sameera Anand | 10 February 2011

M&A

Tencent buys developer of League of Legends

Tencent acquires Riot Games, the creator of online game League of Legends, for around $400 million.

By Sameera Anand | 7 February 2011

M&A

CNOOC and Chesapeake announce second M&A deal

In its second deal with Chesapeake in less than six months, CNOOC agrees to pay up to $1.27 billion for a one-third interest in a shale-gas acreage in the US.

By Sameera Anand | 1 February 2011

M&A

Lenovo and NEC to combine their Japan PC businesses

The deal will catapult Lenovo to pole position in the Japanese PC market and give NEC up to $500 million of new capital.

By Sameera Anand | 31 January 2011

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