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M&A
Thailand's Indorama Ventures buys US ethylene business
Indorama Ventures buys Old World Industries' chemical business in Texas for $795 million.
By Lara Wozniak | 9 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
Magazine Highlights
Investor Dialogue: Suchad Chiaranussati
Suchad Chiaranussati, the managing director and founder of private equity firm Real Estate Capital Asia Partners, discusses investment strategies.
By Anette Jönsson | 5 January 2012
M&A
HSBC rumoured to sell Thai retail banking business
The move is seen as part of a plan to exit retail banking businesses that lack scale.
By Denise Wee | 4 November 2011
Debt
Philippines eyes linkers as global markets remain shut
The Philippines may be the next country in Asia to issue inflation-linked bonds.
By Denise Wee | 29 September 2011
Equities
Sri Trang prices Singapore share offer amid some confusion
The Thai rubber producer overcomes a market sell-off to raise $262 million ahead of a dual listing in Singapore, but causes confusion with an erroneous statement saying the ...
By Anette Jönsson | 27 January 2011
Equities
The year's first convertibles hit the market in force
Taiwan LED chip maker Epistar raises $280 million, while Bangkok mass transit operator BTS Group sells $327 million of baht-denominated CBs and London-listed Essar Energy aims ...
By Anette Jönsson | 19 January 2011
Equities
Indorama block upsized by 80% to $395 million
International investors pile in after shares in the Thai manufacturer of PET plastic gain 350% following its IPO in January last year.
By Anette Jönsson | 17 January 2011
FX
Thailand's currency war
The Thai finance ministry has slapped a tax on foreign bond investors in a bid to defend its currency.
By Nick Ferguson | 20 December 2010
Equities
Banpu exits Ratchaburi Electricity via $223 million block
The divestment comes as the Thai power producer and coal miner is close to taking full control of Australia's Centennial Coal.
By Anette Jönsson | 19 November 2010
M&A
Casino buys Carrefour Thailand for $1.18 billion
Groupe Casino affiliate Big C significantly strengthens its Thai presence with the acquisition of Carrefour's business in the country.
By Sameera Anand | 16 November 2010
Debt
Less place for kimchi on Thai tables
Thai 'kimchi' fund managers have been the biggest buyers of Korean debt in the past few years, but as the Korean won basis tightens, this trend is slowly changing.
By Mei Tuicolo | 2 September 2010
Debt
PTTEP opens Thailand's dollar market with $500 million bond
PTTEP prices Thailand’s largest corporate bond since 1997, ending the country’s three-year absence from the bond markets.
By Mei Tuicolo | 16 July 2010
Cash
Thai government pension fund picks Citi
Citi to handle payments for Thailand’s $10.3 billion government pension fund.
By Edward Russell | 18 May 2010
Editor's Desk
Asia's best managed companies: Malaysia and Thailand
These are the results of our annual poll to find Asia's top companies. Today, Malaysia and Thailand.
By FinanceAsia Editors | 28 April 2010
Polls
Abhisit is Thailand's best hope
In our most recent web poll readers vote strongly in favour of prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as the best person to solve Thailand's entrenched political stalemate.
By Nick Ferguson | 20 April 2010
Macro & Markets
Thai finance minister assures investors in Hong Kong
Korn Chatikavanij tells investors in Hong Kong that the current anti-government demonstrations are manageable.
By Nick Ferguson | 23 March 2010
M&A
Thanachart Bank buys Siam City Bank
TBank, Thailand's seventh-largest bank, wins an auction for the government's controlling interest in Siam City Bank, valuing the target at $2 billion.
By Sameera Anand | 15 March 2010
Equities
Indorama raises $123 million from downsized IPO
The size of the offering is cut by more than half as the global equity environment deteriorates, but the remaining deal is well-covered.
By Anette Jönsson | 26 January 2010
Equities
Indorama brings first international IPO from Thailand in almost two years
The PET producer is looking to raise up to $347 million from the IPO, while shareholders of a soon-to-be-delisted subsidiary are being offered the opportunity to swap their ...
By Anette Jönsson | 14 January 2010
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