Lite-On re-opens Asian CB market

A $225 million convertible by Taiwan's largest LCD monitor manufacturer has given other issuers in the pipeline mixed signals about the state of the Asian equity-linked market. Traditionally issuers at the head of the pipeline have been able to benefit from the most aggressive terms because the market is still fresh. In this instance, however, Lite-On Technology only just managed to get a deal done yesterday (Wednesday), suggesting that investor appetite for Asia is lukewarm at best.