Bangladesh
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Telecom operator Robi Axiata has won approval from Bangladesh’s securities regulator to list for Taka5.2bn ($61.9m), making it the country’s largest IPO. -
Robi Axiata has submitted an application to the Bangladesh securities regulator for a Taka5.2bn ($62m) IPO, set to be the largest in nearly a decade.
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Bangladesh’s largest bank, Islami Bank Bangladesh, will sign a debut international syndicated loan of $100m before year end.
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Nomura Holdings has applied to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to establish a joint venture securities firm in the country.
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The Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges have won a bid to buy a 25% stake in Bangladesh’s Dhaka Stock Exchange, according to a joint statement from the Chinese acquirers.
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Summit Power International’s hopes to be the first Bangladeshi issuer to list in Singapore have fizzled out after its $260m IPO was withdrawn.
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Summit Power International has opened books for the first IPO of a Bangladeshi firm in Singapore, hoping to raise $260m.
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The pipeline for equity capital raisings out of Southeast Asia is filling up nicely, with issuers from the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Singapore looking to launch deals.
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MUFG Securities Asia has named Royal Bank of Scotland veteran Pierre Ferland as its new chief executive.
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China’s FX watchdog loosens its grip on FX forward settlement, HSBC becomes the first foreign bank to handle an individual RMB remittance transaction following a rule change in January and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stopped an attempt by Chinese investors to acquire the Chicago Stock Exchange.
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Singapore is set to host its first IPO from Bangladesh, with Summit Power looking to hit screens in early March, said bankers close to the deal.
