Tag: retail

Equities

SM Investments raises $250 million from unhedgeable CB

The Philippine investment holding company attracts good demand from outright investors, but doesn't immediately exercise the $50 million upsize option.

By Anette Jönsson | 6 February 2012

M&A

HSBC sells Thai retail business to Bank of Ayudhya

Bank of Ayudhya agrees to pay $112 million for HSBC’s Thai retail banking business.

By Nick Ferguson | 27 January 2012

Equities

Shin Corp's free-float is increased and Luk Fook raises $175 million

A Temasek entity reduces its stake in Thailand's Shin Corp for the second time in five months through a $254 million sale, while Luk Fook issues new shares to fund its expansion.

By Anette Jönsson | 20 January 2012

Equities

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery raises $2 billion from IPO

The jewellery retailer prices at the bottom and doesn't exercise the upsize option, while Haitong Securities delays the pricing of its H-share IPO until today.

By Anette Jönsson | 12 December 2011

Macro & Markets

Chinese shoppers a boon to Japan's flagging retailers

Chinese shoppers are rushing to Japan to pick up products unavailable at home, which is a boon for a retail industry suffering from falling household spending.

By Martin Foster | 5 December 2011

Equities

Erajaya raises $100 million from Indonesian IPO

The Indonesian mobile retailer sells 32% of its share capital at the bottom of the price range. Meanwhile, New World Development's rights issue ends significantly oversubscribed.

By Anette Jönsson | 5 December 2011

Equities

CDH trims stake in Belle with $131 million block trade

The deal draws strong demand and is upsized by 40% to price at the top of the range for a 4.1% discount, even though the share price has gained 13.9% this week.

By Anette Jönsson | 2 December 2011

Equities

Another three companies launch Hong Kong IPOs

China Polymetallic Mining aims to raise up to $163 million, while confectionary maker China Lifestyle eyes $96 million and BMW dealer Baoxin Auto targets as much as $527 million.

By Aiko Hayashi | 29 November 2011

Equities

Chow Tai Fook launches $2.8 billion IPO with upsize option

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, the largest jewellery retailer in Hong Kong and China, has an option to increase the deal by 20%.

By Anette Jönsson | 28 November 2011

Equities

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery to start pre-marketing

At a reduced target of about $3 billion, the deal is set to become the biggest IPO in Hong Kong this year.

By Anette Jönsson | 14 November 2011

Equities

Parkson Asia prices $109 million Singapore IPO

The department store operator attracts high-quality, but price-sensitive, demand, while Zhong Da Mining decides to halt its pre-marketing efforts after just three days.

By Anette Jönsson | 28 October 2011

Equities

Thailand's Big C announces $810 million rights issue

The operator of hypermarkets and convenience stores will use the proceeds to repay a loan taken up to buy Carrefour's Thai business. The deal might include a rump placement of ...

By Anette Jönsson | 21 October 2011

Equities

Parkson Asia goes ahead with Singapore IPO, but cuts size

Parkson Asia, an operator of department stores in Southeast Asia, is seeking to raise up to $124 million ahead of a listing in early November.

By Anette Jönsson | 20 October 2011

Equities

Spin-off IPOs start to look like a trend

Pre-marketing gets under way for SMC Global Power in the Philippines and Parkson Retail Asia in Singapore, while Noble Group plans for a separate listing of its agricultural ...

By Anette Jönsson | 7 October 2011

Equities

Consumer retailers to test IPO market

Philippine supermarket operator Puregold Price Club is aiming to raise at least $177 million, while tea seller Tenfu and restaurant chain Xiao Nan Guo are in the market with ...

By Anette Jönsson | 14 September 2011

Equities

Belle insiders raise $471 million from share sale

The block trade is priced at a 6% discount and will reduce the combined stake of the management and the chairman to about 44.8%.

By Anette Jönsson | 8 September 2011

Equities

Pre-marketing activities go ahead despite weak start to September

Philippine supermarket chain Puregold steals a pre-marketing lead on Hong Kong IPO rivals Sany Heavy Industry, XCMG Construction Machinery and Citic Securities, while the ...

By Anette Jönsson | 6 September 2011

Equities

Two Chinese companies go ahead with Hong Kong IPOs

Ten Fu Tea and Hongguo International are pushing ahead with Hong Kong IPOs that could raise a total of $550 million.

By Lillian Liu | 24 August 2011

Equities

Investors reconfirm 98.8% of Sun Art Retail allocation

Retail investors will be allocated 18.7% of Sun Art's $1 billion IPO after reconfirming 93.3% of their original allocation after the detection of a prospectus error. The ...

By Anette Jönsson | 22 July 2011

Equities

Sun Art's trading debut delayed due to prospectus error

Sun Art will need to issue a supplementary prospectus and give retail investors a chance to withdraw their orders after overstating its earnings per share for the past three years.

By Anette Jönsson | 15 July 2011

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