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Longfor calls off placement amid falling markets

The Chinese property developer mandated HSBC and Morgan Stanley to test the market on a best effort basis, but the discount on offer proved far too tight and the company eventually chose not to go ahead with the deal.

July 12, 2011

Longfor keeps valuations high for IPO of up to $916 million

The company is banking on a strong brandname and its transformation into a nationwide player as a way to draw investors into the deal.

November 01, 2009

Samsung launches hostile takeover of SanDisk

The American flash memory supplier rejects "inadequate" proposal made by the Korean conglomerate.

September 18, 2008

Andrew Au takes over as Citi China CEO and chairman

Following Richard StanleyÆs departure for DBS earlier this year, Citi fills the high-profile position with a veteran of the bank.

April 22, 2008

JM Morgan Stanley dissolves and ends an era of India JVs

Morgan Stanley pays $425 million for its India institutional equities sales, trading and research platform and will build investment banking, capital markets and wealth management businesses.

February 22, 2007

Shimao places upsized $600 million high-yield bond

Shimao Property attracts strong demand despite a flurry of Chinese real estate bond offerings in recent months.

November 22, 2006

Morgan Stanley vet starts own hedge fund

Ashutosh Sinha teams up with his younger brother to launch an Asia long/short hedge fund.

March 27, 2006

Hunan Nonferrous mines strong demand for IPO

Retail fremzy sees offer heavily oversubscribed despite 10% cap on institutional orders.

March 26, 2006

China banker swapping continues

Morgan Stanley hires Kai Yang from Citigroup.

March 22, 2006

Hunan Nonferrous Metals aims for $227.5 million in IPO

Tungsten producer sees no lack of demand despite less familiar industry and shortened marketing period.

March 20, 2006