The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC), China’s largest lender, issued USD5.65 billion equivalent in aggregate of Basel III-compliant Additional Tier 1 preference shares. Allen & Overy advised ICBC International as Sole Global Coordinator and ICBC International, Goldman Sachs, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch as joint lead managers and joint bookrunners on ICBC’s debut offshore AT1 preference share offering. More >>
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Freshfields advises on US$1.17bn PICC P&C rights issue
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised the underwriters on the US$1.17bn rights issue of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC P&C).
PICC P&C, the Chinese state-controlled and China’s leading non-life insurer, has issued around 397.8m H-shares at HK$7.46 per share and 844.6m domestic shares at RMB5.92 per share. PICC P&C has raised a total of RMB7.24bn (US$1.17bn) from the rights issue. More >>
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Shearman & Sterling Advises on CGN Power’s US$3.2 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Shearman & Sterling advised CGN Power Co., Ltd. (“CGN Power”), the largest nuclear power producer in China, in connection with its primary listing on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited and global offering with a size of approximately HK$24.5 billion (US$3.2 billion) (or HK$28.0 billion if the over-allotment option is fully exercised). More >>
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Paul Hastings Advises Morgan Stanley on Ping An Insurance’s US$4.75 Billion Placement of New H-shares
Paul Hastings, a leading global law firm, announced today that it advised Morgan Stanley as the sole placing agent, global coordinator and bookrunner on Ping An Insurance Group Company of China, Ltd.’s US$4.75 billion private placement of new H-shares. More >>
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Davis Polk Advises China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. on Its US$230 Million Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised China Cinda Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China Cinda) in connection with a private placement of US$230 million Regulation S guaranteed senior notes issued by China Cinda’s wholly owned subsidiary, China Cinda Finance (2014) II Limited. The notes are guaranteed by China Cinda (HK) Holdings Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of China Cinda, and are supported by a keepwell deed and a deed of equity interest purchase, investment and liquidity support undertaking from China Cinda. More >>
Tags: Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP | Beijing | Hong Kong | LondonAlibaba Group Completes Its Debut US$8 Billion Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
The Hong Kong and Palo Alto offices of the Firm represented Alibaba Group Holding Limited (“Alibaba Group”) in connection with its debut offering of US$8 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes, consisting of US$300 million floating rate notes due 2017, US$1 billion 1.625% notes due 2017, US$2.25 billion 2.5% notes due 2019, US$1.5 billion 3.125% notes due 2021, US$2.25 billion 3.6% notes due 2024 and US$700 million 4.5% notes due 2034. The notes are rated A1 by Moody’s, A+ by Standard & Poor’s and A+ by Fitch. More >>
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Appleby Advised EGL Tours On Its Hong Kong Listing
Appleby Advised On Cofco Land Holdings’ US$800m Notes Issuance
Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel for COFCO Land Holdings Limited (COFCO Land Holdings) and BVI counsel for Double Rosy Limited (Double Rosy) in relation to the issuance of US$800 million 3.625% guaranteed notes due 2019. Double Rosy is a wholly-owned subsidiary of COFCO Land Holdings. More >>
Tags: Appleby | Hong KongCOFCO Land $800 Million Senior Notes Offering
Davis Polk advised COFCO Land Holdings Limited and COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited in connection with the Regulation S offering by Double Rosy Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of COFCO Land Holdings Limited, of its $800 million 3.625% senior notes due 2019. The notes are supported by a keepwell deed and a deed of equity interest purchase undertaking from COFCO (Hong Kong) Limited. The proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes and to on-lend to COFCO Land Holdings Limited for partial payment of the consideration in relation to its proposed acquisition of a target group, which is primarily engaged in the development, operation, sale, leasing and management of mixed-use complexes under the flagship brand “Joy City” in China. More >>
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The Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has successfully closed its USD1 billion sovereign bond offering, as part of an innovative “debt switch” liability management exercise.
The transaction comprised a simultaneous cash tender offer for certain existing bonds and an offering of new bonds, including a private placement to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A. Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank were mandated as dealer-managers of the tender offer and joint lead managers of the new bond offering. Allen & Overy advised the Government of Vietnam on this transaction. Vietnam’s most recent USD-denominated bond issue was in 2010, on which Allen & Overy also advised. More >>
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