Chinese drug retailer Asia Health Century International, backed by private equity firm CVC Capital Partners Ltd, is planning a Hong Kong IPO of up to $300 million next month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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CORNERSTONE INVESTORS COMMITTING ABOUT $1.1 BLN TO CHINA CINDA'S UP TO $2.5 BLN HONG KONG IPO - SOURCES
A group of 10 investors, including Norway's sovereign wealth fund and Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, have together committed to buy about $1.1 billion into China Cinda Asset Management Corp as part of its Hong Kong IPO, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Top deals of the day - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday, including Microsoft, Comcast, Green Dot, Goldman Sachs and others.
Oaktree Capital joins China Cinda's Hong Kong IPO
American asset management firm Oaktree Capital Group was reportedly among the cornerstone investors in China Cinda Asset Management Corp's initial public offering. China Cinda is expected to launch the Hong Kong listing on Monday.
Shandong Weigao put up Biosensors stake for sale
Hong Kong's Shandong Weigao Group on Friday announced that it will sell its entire 21.7% stake in Biosensors International Group for USD312.3 million. The stake will be sold to CB Medical Holdings.
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China Cinda Asset Management Co. Ltd. is looking to raise USD2.45 billion in an initial public offering at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Cinda will sell 5.3 billion shares priced at HKD3.00 to HKD3.58 per share.
Online game developer Changyou.com Ltd. announced that it will buy a 62.5% stake in social communication software provider Raidcall for USD50 million. The majority equity interest in Raidcall is currently held by Kalends Inc.
China's iKang Goubin Healthcare is looking to launch an initial public offering, possibly in NASDAQ, next year. Before the proposed exit, iKang secured a USD100 million joint investment by Goldman Sachs & Co. and sovereign wealth fund Government of Singapore Investment Corporation.
Hutchison Whampoa Property, a subsidiary of Li Ka-shing controlled Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, sold a Victoria Peak house for USD 740 million to an unnamed buyer.
YST Dairy chose a lower price for its shares set to debut in Hong Kong on November 26. At HKD 2.70 per share, the pricing gave YST some wiggle room for a pop on its first trading day.
YuanShengTai Dairy Farm, China's fourth biggest raw milk producer, has priced its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) at HK$2.70 per share, below the mid-point of expectations, IFR reported.
Counterpoint Asian Macro Fund is a new macro fund established through a venture between former HSBC Holdings Plc economist Geoff Barker and City Financial Investment Co.
An annual Citibank survey found that Hongkongers' interest in purchasing property dropped more than 10% year-on-year and that the average quarterly property transactions fell by 40%.
According to a Reuters report, the sale of Exxon Mobil Corp's controlling interests in utility and power firms Castle Peak Co Ltd and Hong Kong Pumped Storage Development Co would help the global oil firm return money to investors and focus more on its core businesses.
