Hong Kong

Asia's biggest independent internet service provider, Pacific Internet (PacNet ), has confirmed that it has had to delay plans for an initial share sale of up to US$1bn by at least... 2008-12-15

Shareholders of Hong Kong-based telecoms operator PCCW will vote on December 30 2008 on a proposal by major shareholder China Netcom and chairman Richard Li to buy out minority shareholders... 2008-12-10

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

Leading Hong Kong public utility The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (HKCG) has priced a US$1bn 10-year bond, becoming the first Asian private corporate issuer to offer an investment... 2008-08-06

Maritime Capital Shipping has begun book-building for its Singapore IPO, which it hopes will raise up to US$300mn. Since its establishment in April 2007 by former Pacific Basin CEO... 2008-06-25

In May CFW covered the successful Hong Kong IPO of Asia Cement. Now China Shanshui Cement is planning to go public. However with a recent plunge in the Hang Seng Index (HIS) index,... 2008-06-18

An unusual opportunity to purchase a Hong Kong bank has presented itself in the sale of the controlling stake in Wing Lung Bank. Chairman Michael Wu and his family are holding negotiations... 2008-05-28

Hong Kong's so-called superman, Li Ka-shing, has extended his reach to New Zealand via his company Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI). CKI bid NZD785mn (US$614mn) for Wellington's... 2008-05-02

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines announced its fall into financial liquidation on April 9. The start-up airline, which was established in 2006 by several Hong Kong investors led by Reverend... 2008-04-11