The Unit Trust of India partners with HSH Nordbank and Noor in a $500 million private equity fund to invest in Indian infrastructure projects.
Private equity firm Olympus Capital invests $47.5 million in Zhaoheng Hydropower.
With Asia's local and regional governments increasingly mandated to develop infrastructure, subnational debt issuance looks set to increase. Standard & Poor's calls for sound financial management.
Andrew Yee of Standard Chartered IL&FS Infrastructure Growth Fund talks about Asian infrastructure post the credit crisis.
Garry Evans, chief equity strategist for Asia-Pacific at HSBC, warns that it will be a volatile year for Asian stockmarkets. He selects India as a country to watch, and says that investors are best advised to choose blue-chip large-cap stocks.
An increase in private funding through the debt markets hinges on the development of a ôcredit cultureö with solid due diligence, continual oversight and regular disclosure.
Japan's JAIC becomes the first foreign venture capital firm to be approved to operate in Malaysia.
The railway operator sells more of its 2013 bonds from May at a 25bp-30bp re-offer premium.
The Chinese train maker seeks a smaller-than-expected $566 million from the H-share tranche as the valuation is kept below 20 times earnings. The combined A- and H-share offering may raise up to $1.52 billion.
China South Locomotive kicks off the A-share portion of its offering today after a belated approval from the Chinese regulator. The H-share tranche will follow on August 4.
China South Locomotive prepares for a near simultaneous listing in Shanghai and Hong Kong by pre-marketing the $600 million H-share portion of the deal.
The deal, which is only the third CB from Thailand since 2002, is completed without stock borrow or credit protection, making it something of a rarity.
Macquarie, SBI and the International Finance Corporation, as a cornerstone investor, plan to contribute a total of $450 million to start the fund, which is expected to launch by the end of June.
The construction company writes history as the most popular Hong Kong IPO with retail investors ever, drawing strong demand for its $2.3 billion H-share offering.
The construction and infrastructure company aims to raise as much as $5.3 billion from its dual A-share and H-share listing.
The infrastructure theme and a reasonable valuation allow the deal to go ahead, while poor demand forces Wockhardt Hospitals and Emaar MGF to pull their IPOs.
Three QIPs raise a combined $1.3 billion as the Sensex closes in on its all-time high.
China Investment Corp agrees to buy about $100 million worth of shares in the IPO as one of nine cornerstone investors.
The combined A- and H-share offering could total $5.5 billion, with the H-share portion accounting for 45% of the deal.
Mundra Port and SEZ is expected to price its $450 million IPO at the top end of the range after attracting subscriptions for $52 billion worth of shares.