Japan's Skylark Co Ltd will list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Oct. 9 in an initial public offering worth up to $1.1 billion, marking the restaurant operator's return to the market three years after it was taken private by Bain Capital.

Malaysian state investor 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) has delayed a more than $3 billion IPO due to a longer-than-expected due-diligence process and negotiations around the restructuring of a 5.5 billion ringgit ($1.7 billion) loan, people familiar with the matter said.

Indonesia's financial regulator will encourage local insurance companies to pursue initial public offerings to have more access to capital, an official said on Monday.

Dubai's Emaar Properties is seeking to raise as much as 5.8 billion dirhams ($1.58 billion) from an initial public offer of shares in its shopping malls unit that is expected to be the Gulf's biggest stock sale since 2008.

Malaysian telecom company U Mobile is planning an initial public offering as it embarks on a 1.5 billion ringgit ($470 million) network expansion, Chief Executive Officer Wong Heang Tuck told Reuters on Tuesday.

The Hong Kong government has raised $1 billion from its inaugural issuance of sukuk, or Islamic bonds, attracting an order book of $4.7 billion for the five-year deal, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said on Thursday.

Malaysia's securities regulator rejected a $317 million initial public offering of Matrix Capacity Petroleum, IFR reported on Friday, citing a source familiar with the deal.

Chemara Palmea Holdings Bhd, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) with no existing assets, plans to list shares on the local bourse in a deal expected to raise 650 million Malaysian ringgit ($206.41 million), according to a draft prospectus filed on Aug. 14.

Thailand's stock market has experienced a wave of initial public offerings (IPOs) since the military took over the country three months ago, with companies relieved that the political deadlock has ended.

Line Corp, a Japan-based social messaging service firm, has filed for an initial public offering in the United States, Bloomberg news reported on Friday, citing unidentified sources.