Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has advised India’s Bandhan Bank on its $691 million initial public offering on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India, with Clifford Chance and Khaitan & Co counselling the lead managers.

Squire Patton Boggs has served as international legal counsel for SBI Life Insurance – a joint venture between State Bank of India (SBI) and BNP Paribas Cardif – on its proposed initial public offering, which bankers estimate could raise more than $1 billion.

Singapore is set to be 2017's hottest spot for initial public offerings (IPOs) in tropical Southeast Asia with sales of stakes in business and real estate trusts, while currency volatility and weak investor sentiment curb deals elsewhere in the region.

Hong Kong’s securities regulator and stock exchange this year have proposed significant reforms to the City’s listing regulation. These come at a time When Hong Kong, which leads the world in IPOs, faces increasing competition from other bourses in the region.

The Singapore Exchange is set to allow listings of companies with different classes of shares as it looks to attract IPOs. Ranajit Dam looks at how effective this approach is expected to be.

Singapore is eyeing the last trick in the book to win big listings. The city-state is moving closer to introducing dual-class shares, with an independent advisory body likely in the coming weeks to recommend allowing such structures. Yet the risks of giving up the high ground on shareholder democracy may outweigh the rewards.

Indonesian hospital operator PT Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat aims to raise 4.5 trillion rupiah ($344.56 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) after setting the offering price at 17,000 rupiah per share, IFR reported on Mar. 9.