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HKT Trust launches IPO of up to $1.4 billion
PCCW is aiming to sell 32% of the trust pre-shoe and is offering a yield between 7.6% and 9%.
By Anette Jönsson | 9 November 2011
Equities
Bankers start pre-marketing PCCW's HKT Trust
Also vying for investor attention are Malaysia's Pavilion Reit and Chinese iron ore producer Zhong Da Mining, while New China Life Insurance and Xinyi Solar are both pushing on ...
By Anette Jönsson | 26 October 2011
Equities
PCCW shareholders approve HKT Trust spin-off
The vote paves the way for an IPO that could be the largest by a Hong Kong-based issuer in six years.
By Anette Jönsson | 13 October 2011
Equities
PCCW and Swire prepare for spin-offs
PCCW's proposed listing of its telecom assets in the form of a trust and Swire Properties' listing by introduction will bring two blue-chip Hong Kong assets to the market -- ...
By Anette Jönsson | 28 September 2011
Equities
PCCW's proposed spin-off of telecom assets draws closer
The stock exchange is said to have given its nod to the listing through a trust and PCCW is expected to call an EGM in the next few weeks to seek approval from its shareholders ...
By Anette Jönsson | 12 September 2011
Equities
Temasek-led entity sells $305 million Shin Corp stake
A 7.9% stake in the Thai telecom holding company that was once controlled by the family of Thaksin Shinawatra changes hands at a 10% discount.
By Anette Jönsson | 19 August 2011
Equities
Placements show investors still happy to put money to work
Three separate placements last week in Fubon Financial, Protelindo and L'Occitane suggest investors are still open to a good opportunity.
By Anette Jönsson | 13 December 2010
Equities
LG Uplus seeks to monetise treasury shares via $300 million CB
The deal features an innovative coupon and dividend protection structure to push investors to convert early and is also the first CB to effectively be denominated in Korean won ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 September 2010
Equities
Vodafone offloads $6.5 billion of China Mobile stock
The record deal is well received, but a tough timetable and a tight discount leave the three bookrunners holding a small portion of the shares.
By Anette Jönsson | 9 September 2010
Equities
Khazanah sells 5% stake in Telekom Malaysia
The state-owned investment company raises $180 million from the sale of shares in Malaysia's largest mobile operator, which is done at a tight 2.7% discount.
By Anette Jönsson | 21 July 2010
Editor's Desk
Malaysian IPO beat Chinese rivals to our Deal of the Year award 2009
Maxis's $3.3 billion IPO returned the company's domestic mobile business to the market as a high-yielding index play two years after the privatisation of Maxis Communications.
By Anette Jönsson | 1 June 2010
M&A
Shareholders say yes to HTIL privatisation
Hutchison Whampoa will pay $545 million to take HTIL private after asset sales and a spin-off have left the company with four emerging mobile businesses that are all in need of ...
By Anette Jönsson | 13 May 2010
Equities
AT&T sells remaining 7% stake in Tech Mahindra
The $147 million block trade, which was anchored by one large buyer, comes just over one month after the US telecom operator bought an 8.07% stake in Tech Mahindra through the ...
By Anette Jönsson | 29 April 2010
Equities
Re-IPO of XL Axiata could raise $552 million for parent
The deal will boost the free-float to as much as 20% from 0.2% today, making the Indonesian telecom operator a possible investment target for international funds.
By Anette Jönsson | 24 March 2010
M&A
Hutchison makes $545 million offer to take HTIL private
The offer comes after the sale of the mobile businesses in India and Israel, and the separate listing of the Hong Kong and Macau operations, left HTIL with four businesses at ...
By Anette Jönsson | 11 January 2010
M&A
SK Telecom invests in Hana credit card subsidiary
SK Telecom will buy 49% of Hana Financial Group's credit card subsidiary, Hana Card, for $343 million.
By Sameera Anand | 16 December 2009
Business Moves
Korea's LG Telecom merges with two affiliates
LG Telecom, Korea's third biggest mobile phone operator, follows the trend and absorbs its fixed-line and broadband siblings.
By Rupert Walker | 16 October 2009
Business Moves
China Unicom to repurchase $1.3 billion of stock from SK Telecom
Weeks after China Unicom announces a share swap with Spain’s Telefonica, China’s second largest telecommunications operator cuts its ties with SK Telecom.
By Daniel Inman | 30 September 2009
M&A
China Mobile to buy 12% of Far EasTone
As cross-strait relations warm up, China Mobile agrees to pay $528 million for a strategic stake in the Taiwanese mobile operator.
By Daniel Inman | 30 April 2009
Debt
Pakistan Mobile bond tender triggers default alert
S&P says the material tender discount of up to 30% versus face value would prompt it to put a default rating on the bonds if the proposed transaction is completed.
By Anette Jönsson | 17 April 2009
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