M&A Briefing
Kookmin tipped to win Lone Star's KEB stake
Expect Lone Star to sell it's stake in KEB to Kookmin - but don't expect everyone to be happy.




IPO Report
Shanghai Prime Machinery tests the waters for an IPO
A play on China's industrial growth that hopes to copy sister company's performance.


M&A Briefing
Bumi and Energi Mega Persada plan to get hitched
Days after Bumi Resources announces it is selling two key mines, it confirms merger plans with Energi Mega Persada.





Equity News
Macquarie's China shopping malls to go into wholesale fund
Decision rules out listing of these properties as REIT in medium-term.


M&A Briefing
Toll and Patrick try again
Toll Holdings increases its bid for the Australian stevedore to A$5.27 billion with a cash kicker for majority control.


People Moves
Allen & Overy beefs up its mainland deriviatives team
Law firm Allen & Overy broadens its derivatives and structured finance group in Hong Kong and the mainland



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