Goldman Sachs
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Former Olympic gymnast and billionaire entrepreneur Li Ning, founder of sportswear brand Li-Ning, has set up a blank cheque firm targeting the Chinese consumer sector. -
Chinese internet giant Baidu has met with a rapid flood of early demand for its Hong Kong secondary offering, which is expected to raise around $3bn.
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Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch-Belgian supermarket group, priced its debut sustainability-linked bond 7bp inside fair value on Thursday, despite tricky conditions in the corporate bond market, showing that investors are gaining an appetite for SLBs and like new flavours, writes Mike Turner.
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Secondary listings in Hong Kong got a fresh boost this week with online car marketplace Autohome pricing its deal and internet giant Baidu getting ready to roll out its transaction. More homecomings by US-listed Chinese companies are in the pipeline, but the number of viable candidates is shrinking, writes Jonathan Breen.
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Coupang, a South Korean e-commerce company, scooped up $4.2bn from its IPO this week, after pricing the deal above the marketed range. It is the largest US listing from Asia since Alibaba Group Holding raised $25bn seven years ago.
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Tricor Holdings is planning a return to the loan market to refinance a HK$2.8bn ($360m) borrowing it sealed in 2016 for a leveraged buyout by investment firm Permira.
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A pair of French agencies hit the market on Wednesday, pulling off impressive deals ahead of the European Central Bank meeting on Thursday, where investors hope to hear promises of increased support.
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US-listed Autohome, an online car marketplace, has wrapped up its HK$5.34bn ($687.8m) secondary offering in Hong Kong, pricing the deal even as its US stock dived amid a market rout.
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Chinese internet company Baidu has filed updated offer documents for its Hong Kong secondary listing, the final step before it launches its potential multi-billion-dollar deal.
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South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has increased the price range for its US IPO a day before wrapping up the deal, now putting proceeds of up to $4.08bn within reach.
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Ahold Delhaize, the Dutch food retailer, has mandated banks for a debut sustainability-linked bond, as it continues to push its capital structure towards socially conscious financing.
