The Hong Kong duo enjoy a constructive reception from the market, making the most of investors’ desperation for yield.

Li Ka-shing-controlled Cheung Kong Holdings is buying the portfolio of aircraft and entering the plane-leasing market as part of a broader effort to diversify away from Hong Kong.

An upsized $600 million top up placement helps Li Ka-shing branch out into the UK railway sector and purchase Eversholt Rail from its private equity owners.

Malaysia Airports is this week expected to launch syndication for a €500 million loan, while Cheung Kong will meet lenders this month as part of its reorganisation.

Anti-government protests in Hong Kong highlight the increasing political risk as the city's capitalist system converges with China's socialist regime.

But who bought the Cheung Kong perpetual?

Bankers are watching to see how Cheung Kong's deal fares and what the fair value of the perpetual is, given the lack of comparables.

Li Ka-shing’s CKI will pay $422 million to Ironbridge for EnviroWaste.

The three-year deal prices at a spread of 150bp over three-month Libor. But who bought the bonds?

Amid the implementation of new trading rules and access to cheaper financing, increasing numbers of public companies in Hong Kong are choosing to delist or privatise even as bourse rules allow unprofitable companies to go public.