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’A Potash warning: Sinofert is ‘very concerned’
Here’s a curious Chinese statement on Thursday that might give Marius Kloppers, BHP Billiton’s chief executive, pause for thought.
Sinofert, China’s largest fertiliser distributor – and subsidiary of Sinochem,
Goldman’s Chinese rainmakers: Hu’s out and who’s in
To borrow from Oscar Wilde, to lose one top investment banker may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two, carelessness. So what does it look like after losing a string of influential dealmakers?
As the FT reports on Thursday,
Minsheng’s dubious distinction: ‘Worst’ Chinese bank IPO of the year
It was a far cry from the hype surrounding the Hong Kong IPO plans of China Minsheng Banking Corp. On Thursday, Minsheng gained the dubious distinction of becoming the first Chinese lender in four years to fall on its Hong Kong trading debut.
Minsheng Bank falls in HK debut
Shares of China Minsheng Banking Corp, China’s first private lender, staged a weak debut in Hong Kong on Thursday after a glut of offerings damped investor sentiment for new listings in the territory.
Maxis enjoys its maxi IPO while Hopu pulls out of Minsheng
While the hype about Asian IPOs is largely focused on China and the seemingly endless stream of offerings on the Shanghai and Hong Kong exchanges, Malaysia on Thursday quietly and smoothly staged the region’s largest IPO of the year.
Hopu to bag $1bn Minsheng stake
Hopu Investment Management, the Beijing-based buy-out fund set up by former Goldman Sachs dealmakers, is set to acquire a massive stake in China’s Minsheng Banking Corp as part of the lender’s $4bn Hong Kong IPO.
Hopu in first deal outside China
Hopu Investment Management, the Beijing-based buy-out fund set up by ex-Goldman Sachs dealmakers, has made its first investment outside China, acquiring a 4.9% stake in Lippo Karawaci, an Indonesian-listed real estate and hospital developer,
That mysterious BofA/CCB stake sale
The market rumour-mill was working overtime in Asia late on Wednesday about big business in shares in China Construction Bank. The chatter followed Tuesday’s news of Bank of America’s $7.3bn disposal of more than a third of its stake in CCB to a small group of investors led by buyout firm Hopu Investment Management,