Northeast Asia

Hong Kong-based Bank of China Group Investment is preparing to sell Rmb2.5bn ($391m) of Panda bonds, returning to the onshore market after more than a year.

eHi Car Services tapped its 2024 notes for an additional $150m on Wednesday, bringing the total deal size to $450m.

Chinese retailer Suning.com’s A-shares sold off heavily on Tuesday amid concerns about its financial health.

Property manager Yuexiu Services Group has hit the road with an up to HK$2.41bn ($310.5m) IPO.

Nayuki Holdings, a Chinese teahouse chain, is set to launch its Hong Kong IPO on Friday, according to a source close to the deal.

China Aoyuan Group’s attempt to woo investors to its $200m bond with a generous yield fell flat on Tuesday. Recent concerns about the property developer’s leverage, and the subsequent fall of its dollar bonds in the aftermarket, held investors back from the new deal — and caused a further spiral in secondary. Morgan Davis reports.

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences has raised HK$2.56bn ($330.5m) in equity capital from a placement of shares that drew a solid response from investors both during wall-crossing and bookbuilding.

Red-chip issuer China Everbright Environment Group has raised Rmb2bn ($313m) from a Panda bond, ahead of a planned outing by sister company China Everbright Limited this week.

LinkDoc Technology, a cancer-focused medical data company, has filed paperwork for a $100m offering of American depository shares (ADS).

Aihuishou International, a marketplace for second-hand electronics, has kicked off a $243.5m IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Spac phenomenon in the US appears to be reaching a tipping point, after whetting the appetite of investors over the past year and offering juicy fees to investment banks. As the market in Asia gets ready for take off, firms should be wary of the obstacles they may face.

Germany’s BMW sold two Panda bonds in China’s interbank market on Thursday, tapping onshore liquidity with a publicly syndicated deal for the first time. The transaction was also a rare public outing from a ‘real’ Panda issuer.