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  Equity

  Henry Sy's Belle Corp launches casino equity deal

  The Philippines' richest man seeks to unlock value through an asset injection and secondary share sale.

  By Jackie Horne | 2 September 2014
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  Equity

  Suntory, Kirin and Asahi anchor Skylark $987m IPO

  Private equity firm Bain Capital will divest nearly a third of its stake in the Japanese restaurant chain operator, which it acquired for $2.1 billion in 2011.

  By Suzy Waite | 2 September 2014
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  Equity

  Osim raises $170m in first Singapore CB of 2014

  The massage chair company issues the first convertible bond from Singapore this year and the first zero-coupon CB since 2007.

  By Nick Ferguson | 27 August 2014
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  Equity

  WH barrels ahead with integration

  Chairman and CEO Wan Long tells FinanceAsia how the Chinese pork producer is pushing ahead with its ambitious global reorganisation.

  By Suzy Waite , Jing Song | 21 August 2014
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  M&A

  Citic Capital buys stake in Chinese mattress maker

  Citic Capital Partners has acquired a controlling stake in Chinese mattress maker and retailer King Koil Shanghai Sleep System.

  By Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 18 August 2014
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  Equity

  Less is more, says WH Group CEO

  China's top pig farmer admits that the oversized 29-bank syndicate on WH Group's first IPO try sealed the deal's failure.

  By Suzy Waite | 13 August 2014
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  M&A

  Dairy Farm strikes $925m Chinese supermarket deal

  Retail heats up as Dairy Farm enters Chinese supermarket business with an agreement to buy a 19.9% stake in Fujian-based Yonghui Superstores.

  By Denise Wee | 11 August 2014
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  M&A

  Thai tycoon Charoen keeps buying

  Berli Jucker, a retail and trading company controlled by Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, agreed to buy Metro's cash & carry business in Vietnam.

  By Denise Wee | 8 August 2014
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  Debt

  PizzaExpress pays the bill

  PizzaExpress raises $1 billion to fund its LBO despite weakening markets and its new owner Hony talks to FinanceAsia about expansion plans.

  By Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 25 July 2014
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  M&A

  Hony: China's new pizza man

  Beijing-based Hony Capital is buying Britain's iconic PizzaExpress for about £900 million.

  By Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 14 July 2014
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  M&A

  Cofco to buy control of Noble Agri for $1.5bn

  Commodities trader Noble Group gets debt from its loss-making agriculture unit off its books, while Cofco gains an international trading platform.

  By Denise Wee | 2 April 2014
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  M&A

  CVC loving China consumer growth story

  CVC’s acquisition of fast-food restaurant operator Da Niang Dumpling underscores its continued interest in China’s growing retail and consumer industry.

  By Jing Song | 18 March 2014
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  Companies

  China's food groups target foreign counterparts

  Companies are buying foreign producers of processed and raw foods due to the demands of China’s vast and increasingly affluent population.

  By Rupert Walker | 16 December 2013
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  Equity

  Robinsons Retail prices record Philippine IPO

  The Gokongwei family’s retail arm fixes price at low end of the range but raises $621 million in the country’s largest new listing in US dollar terms.

  By Anette Jönsson | 25 October 2013
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  Equity

  Huishan Dairy prices at the top to raise $1.3 billion

  The milk producer attracts strong demand from both retail and institutional investors, setting a positive trend for other IPOs in the pipeline.

  By Anette Jönsson | 19 September 2013
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  Equity

  Huishan Dairy kicks off IPO of up to $1.3b

  The Chinese milk producer has the support of three cornerstone investors and people close to the situation say the deal was covered on day one.

  By Anette Jönsson | 11 September 2013
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  Equity

  Sewko could be an early post-summer IPO

  The holding company for the Singer brand in Asia offers exposure to domestic consumption in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and is expected to raise about $150 million from a Singapore listing.

  By Anette Jönsson | 22 August 2013
• M&A

  Bain sells a big slice of Domino’s Pizza Japan

  Bain Capital's David Gross-Loh tells FinanceAsia how the US private equity firm helped Japan’s third-largest pizza chain expand the number of its stores and boost sales. He also explains why he cut pizzas with whipped cream and berry toppings from the menu.

  By Alison Tudor-Ackroyd | 14 August 2013
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  Moves

  BoA Merrill confirms hire of George Lin

  He joins from Credit Suisse as head of Asia consumer, retail and healthcare investment banking.

  By Nick Ferguson | 4 June 2013
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  Equity

  Placement in Lucio Co’s restructured holding company raises $397 million

  The Cosco Capital deal, which is accompanied by a substantial asset injection, attracts close to 50 investors despite a challenging market backdrop.

  By Anette Jönsson | 3 June 2013