Northeast Asia
-
Tianjin Great Wall Binyin Automotive Finance Co has continued its foray into the internationally rated ABS market since its first such deal onshore over a year ago, returning for a Rmb3.2bn ($494m) transaction at the end of last week. -
Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto has raised HK$11.8bn ($1.52bn) from a secondary listing that received strong support from investors.
-
Chinese property bond issuers continue to remain under pressure amid waning investor sentiment and underperformance of deals in the secondary market. While some companies are attempting to claw their way back, the sector still faces some big challenges.
-
Online music platform Cloud Village has delayed its IPO after a week of pre-marketing, according to a source familiar with the matter.
-
In this round-up, China’s foreign exchange reserves reach the highest level in five years, JP Morgan receives approval to fully own an onshore securities company, and Beijing launches a review of Blackstone’s $3.05bn take-private of Soho China.
-
Crédit Agricole has hired a senior China economist from Bank of America to head up its research team for Asia ex-Japan.
-
China’s securitization market was bustling with deals this week. Toyota Motor Finance (China) Co followed Beijing Hyundai Auto Finance Co to launch a Rmb5bn ($774m) auto loan ABS deal, with two more transactions also in the works.
-
China Telecom Corp has priced its Rmb47.11bn ($7.3bn) A-share listing, a deal that is smaller than expected but will still set a global record for 2021.
-
Gemdale Corp reopened the bond market for high yield Chinese property companies on Thursday with a $480m green deal that landed at fairly 'aggressive' levels.
-
South Korea’s stock exchange has approved Hyundai Heavy Industries Co's IPO of around W1tr ($875.4m).
-
Joey Mak, a former loans banker at Mizuho, has joined Bank of Communications as section head of the structured finance department.
-
Chinese local government financing vehicle Hangzhou Shangcheng District Urban Construction & Comprehensive Development Co raised $200m from a three year bond on Thursday.
