Herbert Smith and KWM have advised Hua Hong Semiconductor on its HK$2.79 billion ($360 million) IPO on the HKEx, while Simpson Thacher and Fangda Partners represented the joint lead managers.

Japan's Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co Ltd will raise $1 billion by issuing dollar-denominated subordinated bonds in overseas markets, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Cheil Industries Inc, widely seen as the de facto holding company of Samsung Group, is likely to offer around 1.5 trillion won ($1.41 billion) worth of shares in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO), a person with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Japan's largest recruitment company Recruit Holdings Co Ltd priced its $2 billion initial public offering at 3,100 yen, the top of its bookbuilding range, raising expectations of strong demand that could break a run of flops among big Tokyo listings.

United Arab Emirates-based Amanat Holdings, a healthcare and education start-up, will launch a 1.375 billion dirham ($374 million) share sale in Dubai next month, the latest firm to seek to capitalise on a recovery of investor confidence in the region.

Dubai's Emaar Properties has priced the initial share sale of its malls business at the top end of the proposed range, marking another milestone in the return of investor confidence in the Gulf Arab state after the financial crisis.

Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank IPO will begin its much-anticipated initial share sale later this month, a statement to the kingdom's stock market said on Sunday.

The chief executive of Dubai's palm island developer Nakheel said the success of a share sale by the malls unit of rival Emaar Properties could encourage it to list its own shares on the emirate's stock market.

Samsung SDS Co Ltd, the IT services affiliate of Samsung Group, may list its shares on the Korean stock exchange at around 200,000 won ($192.33) a share, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Thai full-service carrier Bangkok Airways PCL plans to sell a 24.8 percent stake in an initial public offering (IPO) in October, which two people familiar with the matter said is aimed at raising $500 million.