Julia Fioretti

(Bloomberg) -- AirPods maker GoerTek Inc. has picked banks to work on the planned Hong Kong initial public offering of its semiconductor unit Goertek Microelectronics Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Lulu Retail Holdings Plc’s Abu Dhabi initial public offering is likely to price at the top end of a planned range and raise $1.43 billion, making it the United Arab Emirates’ biggest listing of the year.

(Bloomberg) -- Lulu Retail Holdings Plc's Abu Dhabi initial public offering is likely to price at the top end of a planned range and raise $1.43 billion, making it the United Arab Emirates' biggest listing of the year.

(Bloomberg) -- The long reach of Chinese regulators is making it hard for certain companies in the world's second-biggest economy to carry out transactions, leaving billions of dollars worth of deals on the table.

Japanese personal-care business FineToday Holdings Co. has selected banks for a potential initial public offering that could take place as soon as before the year end, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Hi, it’s Dong Cao, Julia Fioretti and Dave Sebastian in Hong Kong, where we’ve been tracking down the increasing regulatory hurdles faced by some Chinese companies when they pursue deals, big and small. Also today, Carrefour looks for ways to boost its valuation and German IPOs appear set to defy a sluggish economy. Today's top stories

After a lean couple of years, bankers in Asia are seeing signs of a recovery in initial public offerings.

BNP Paribas SA made its first round of layoffs in China investment banking since an expansion two years ago, cutting about 10 jobs amid a sluggish market for deals, people familiar with the matter said.

Chinese data center firm Zdata Technologies Co. is considering a potential initial public offering in Hong Kong, according to people familiar with the matter.