IPO Report
Bank of China launches highly anticipated IPO
With the exercise of the greenshoe the offer could raise up to $11.4 billion in an offering which could surpass China Construction Bank as largest ever equity deal from China.




Equity News
Taiwan chipmaker prices sector's second largest GDR
Inotera raises $421 million for aggressive capex plan and lifts foreign ownership of the stock in the process.


Loan Digest
KKR’s Flextronics buyout to boost the Asian LBO market
KKR loan deal promises to be largest LBO financing from India ever.





M&A Briefing
NAB sells Asian insurance assets to AXA
National Australia Bank offloads its Hong Kong and Indonesian insurance businesses for A$575 million.


In Debt
Woolies perpetual hybrid oversubscribed and tightly priced
The Aussie retailer cuts back orders for its A$600 million in fixed-margin floating-rate notes as they price at the tighter end of the bookbuild range.





People Moves
ABN AMRO appoints new China chairman
New hire, Qiu Zhizhong to blend investment banking and industry experience.


Polls
Investors nominate Asia's best regional companies
As part of our Best Managed Companies poll we asked investors to nominate the region's top companies in six industry sectors.


People Moves
Vision Investment plans to seed hedge funds
Fund of funds group hires Julius Wang from Ritchie Capital.



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