Financing Strategies

Indonesia's state-owned steelmaker, Krakatau Steel, has chosen to look for strategic fundraising abroad after its initial public offering (IPO) was postponed by the government. Krakatau,... 2008-12-03

China's largest independent brewer Beijing Yanjing Brewery has once again revised downwards the price of its planned private share placement in light of tough global trading conditions.... 2008-11-04

Nippon Steel, the world's second-largest steelmaker, has strengthened its alliance with Topy Industries, a manufacturer of transportation-related machinery products. The two Japanese... 2008-10-01

On September 9, Citigroup launched the largest Samurai issue to date. Nikko Citigroup, which was the lead manager and underwriter of the deal, said that the yen-dominated corporate... 2008-09-10

Australia's fifth-largest lender, St. George Bank, is ahead of schedule in its term wholesale funding requirements for 2009. St. George announced on September 1 that it has sold AUD1.05bn... 2008-09-02

Nippon Life Insurance, the country's largest private life insurer, said on August 18 that it plans to tap domestic institutional investors for JPY50bn (US$455mn). The company will... 2008-08-20

Islamic finance continues to boom in Asia, as Singapore property developer City Developments (CityDev) plans a sukuk (Islamic bond) sale the same week as Malaysian lender Hong Leung... 2008-08-20

Despite continuing market volatility and the weak sentiment surrounding Asian IPOs so far in 2008, Australian pharmaceutical firm CSL and Royal Philips Electronics managed to raise... 2008-08-19

On July 18, Japanese property developer Zephyr filed for bankruptcy protection with about US$893mn in debt on its books. The failure is the largest of a listed firm in Japan in almost... 2008-07-22

PetroChina, Asia's top oil and gas producer, is planning to issue up to CNY60bn (US$8.7bn) in corporate bonds in a potentially record breaking corporate bond issue, as high global... 2008-06-13