CITIC Securities

A veteran capital markets banker from Standard Chartered has joined CLSA in Hong Kong as head of debt syndicate.

Herald International Financial Leasing, a subsidiary of BMW, bagged its second Rmb2.5bn ($353m) auto lease asset-backed note on Tuesday, pricing the dual-tranche deal at the tighter end of the price guidance range.

Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust priced a placement of new units at the top of guidance, raising S$235.4m ($171.3m) for the purchase of two data centres in Singapore.

Keppel DC Real Estate Investment Trust has launched a one-day sale of new units to raise up to S$235.4m ($171.3m) to fund the purchase of two Singapore properties.

Warehouse construction form and lessor ESR Cayman has revived plans to list in Hong Kong, three months after pulling a possible billion dollar IPO mid-roadshow.

AllHome Corp has gone live with its IPO in the Philippines, as it works with a five-strong syndicate to raise up to Ps15.8bn ($304.2m) from a mixed primary and secondary share offering.

BMW Auto Finance (China) is planning a comeback to asset-backed notes on September 17, and will replicate the structure of its April debut in the market.

Equity capital markets are abuzz in Hong Kong as issuers rush to take advantage of the first window to list since business closed for the summer. Among them, consumer finance company Home Credit and China’s Bank of Guizhou are each targeting $1bn listings.

AllHome Corp has begun pre-deal investor education for its IPO in the Philippines. The firm is targeting as much as Ps20.7bn ($398.8m).

India’s Varun Beverages has raised Rp9bn ($124.8m) after pricing its qualified institutional placement at the bottom of guidance, according to a source close to the deal.

CLSA announced a handful of new appointments to its equity advisory business research team in Asia and Australia on Tuesday, including a chief strategist.

Shanghai Henlius Biotech, which is being spun off by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co, started gauging investor interest for its Hong Kong IPO on Monday, despite a choppy market.