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RHT eyes IPO fundraising route with Catalist listing

BY ALB |

RHT Group of Companies, owned by the partners of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, is seeking to raise funds on the Singapore Stock Exchange Catalist Board by listing its holding company, RHT Holdings Limited.
White & Case, Weerawong advise on $1.13 bln Thai Internet fund IPO

BY Karuna Jainpalli |

White & Case and Weerawong, Chinnavat & Peangpanor have advised Thai telecom group Jasmine International PCL on its raising of 36.7 billion baht ($1.13 billion) through the initial public offering (IPO) of its Internet fund.
Milbank strengthens corporate, capital markets practices in HK

BY Kanishk Verghese |

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy has bolstered its securities offering in Asia with the hire of corporate and capital markets partner David Kuo in Hong Kong.
UAE bank NBAD starts market-making on Abu Dhabi exchange

BY Reuters |

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) officially began market-making -- quoting buying and selling prices -- on the Abu Dhabi stock exchange (ADX) on Tuesday, aiming to boost trading volumes.
Abu Dhabi bourse CEO: Most London-listed local firms agree dual-listing

BY Reuters |

The chief executive of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange said on Monday that most local companies which have floated on the London Stock Exchange in recent years have agreed to dual-list in the emirate.
Malaysia's 1MDB delays $2.4 bln Islamic bond to 2015

BY Reuters |

Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1Malaysia Development Bhd, has postponed the sale of up to 8.4 billion ringgit ($2.41 billion) of Islamic bonds to 2015, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Oil rout spoils Malaysian bond pipeline

BY IFR |

The fallout from a global slump in oil prices roiled Malaysia's local capital markets last week, as a spike in government yields forced issuers to rethink plans to sell ringgit bonds.
EDL-Gen prices landmark Laotian corporate bond

BY IFR |

Laotian power producer EDL-Gen has raised Bt6.5bn (US$198m) from the sale of a dual-tranche issue that marks the first offshore bond for the government-owned company.
Philippine bourse operator expects companies to raise $4.5 billion in 2015

BY Reuters |

The Philippine Stock Exchange targets facilitating 200 billion pesos ($4.49 billion) worth of capital raising next year as listed companies seek fresh funds for expansion amid strong macroeconomic fundamentals, PSE President Hans Sicat said.
Kuwait says working to improve stock exchange conditions

BY Reuters |

Kuwaiti authorities are working to improve conditions in the stock market, Finance Minister Anas al-Saleh said on Sunday as the market's main index fell steeply, bringing its year-to-date losses to 17 percent.