Scott Murdoch
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Thailand’s largest retailer Central prices IPO near top of range
Central Retail’s IPO is set to raise a total of about $2.6 billion including a share swap of its subsidiary.
Bank of America to hire 50 bankers for Asia dealmaking team in 2020
BofA is aiming to break into the top four of Asian i-banking league tables in the next few years.
Swiss bank UBS faces uphill battle to regain ground after HK IPO ban lifted
Hong Kong ranked third globally last year for IPOs behind the Saudi Exchange and Nasdaq, raising $25 billion.
Thailand’s Central Retail said to secure IPO cornerstone investors
Central Retail's IPO opens on Jan 29. It will offer 1.69 billion shares and an overallotment option of 169 million shares.
Chinese AI firm Megvii cleared for $500m Hong Kong IPO
Megvii, which is known for its facial recognition platform Face++, is aiming to be the first Chinese AI firm to go public.
Citi, Credit Suisse drop China’s Ucommune US IPO over valuation
Ucommune's latest filing with the SEC lists Haitong and China Renaissance as leading the planned IPO.
Tyro Payments shares jump 35% in rare win for Australian market
Tyro’s successful listing follows the collapse of IPO deals of Latitude Financials, Property Guru, among others.
China Merchants Commercial REIT raises $327.2m in HK public offering
The transaction ends a six-year listing drought for REITs in Hong Kong.
Australia’s Tyro Payments fixes IPO price at top end of forecast range
The timing of the IPO was bought forward a day following strong interest at the roadshow.
China Merchants breaks Hong Kong’s five-year REIT listing drought
China Merchants plans to issue 750 million units priced between HK$3.42 and HK$4 each. That would raise $330 million to $380 million.
