Religare

The Philippine casino operator fixes the price above the mid-point, while Robinsons Retail starts the bookbuilding for a $706 million offering.

The Indian financial services group is putting emerging Asia at the centre of its international growth plans.

Veteran banker Jason Barakat-Brown is hired to lead Religare Capital Markets' Asia corporate finance team.

The price is fixed towards the low end at S$0.90 per share for an enhanced annualised yield of 8.95% for the current fiscal year.

The business trust is sponsored by Indian hospital operator Fortis Healthcare and promises a dividend yield of at least 6%. Meanwhile, electronics retailer Courts Asia starts bookbuilding for an IPO of around $100 million.

Jason Todd will join the Indian investment bank and securities firm in Hong Kong as global head of equity strategy.

Religare entices Citi MD Nalin Nayyar to join as head of investment banking for India, only weeks after Ravi Lambah also resigns from Citi.

The founders of Religare Enterprises launch an open offer to minority shareholders as part of a plan to increase their stake in the Indian financial services firm to 85%, shortly after a failed bid for Parkway Hospitals.

The Indian finance company founded by the Ranbaxy group buys Lotus India Asset Management, which has $1 billion under management, from Temasek and Sabre Capital.