Guanghui debuts Chinese preferred shares Chinese companies have one more arrow in their quiver to reduce debt, but investors still have questions. April 27, 2014
Alibaba raises $5.9 billion to complete Yahoo stake acquisition The Chinese e-commerce company defies challenging markets as it raises a combination of debt and equity to cut Yahoo’s stake to 23%. September 18, 2012
Shinsei raises $508 million through preferred securities The troubled bank increases its core capital ratio by a scant 0.5% following the issue. Interest payments on the new securities will weigh on earnings. March 24, 2009
Japan's SMFG to issue preference shares Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group announced Thursday it will raise $5.84 billion to shore up its tier-1 capital. December 11, 2008