Scott Murdoch
Stories by Scott Murdoch
China regulator quizzes Midea on impact of planned HK listing on Shenzhen shares: report
Midea applied in October to list no more than 10% of its enlarged capital on the HKSE.
AI boom set to fuel data centre investments in APAC this year
In 2023, the region's data centre deals hit a record high of $3.5b.
China’s Zeekr to close $368m US IPO a day early
The deal books are already multiple times oversubscribed.
Link investors approve Mitsubishi UFJ’s $782m buyout bid
Around 99% of the votes cast by Link shareholders were in favour of the bid.
Shares of Chinese tea shop chain ChaPanda sink in Hong Kong debut
Its $330m IPO is the largest in Hong Kong so far in 2024.
South Korea’s LG Electronics raises $800m through dollar bond offering
South Korean companies made a record start to the year in terms of dollar bond issuance.
Chinese online audio platform Ximalaya hits play again on Hong Kong IPO plans
It had sought a Hong Kong listing in mid-2022 but dropped those plans.
Australian data centre operator NEXTDC to raise $860m to enhance storage capacity
Capital raisings of more than A$1b have been rare in Australia and across most of Asia.
Samsung Electronics shares offered in $330m block sale
The block deal follows an earlier one in January, when Lee Boo-jin, her mother, and sister sold a roughly 0.5% stake.
China property developer Shimao faces windup petition from state-owned bank
It represented a rare decision by a state-owned bank to take legal action offshore against a mainland developer.
