On June 21st 2017, EDP announced and priced a successful senior unsecured bond issue in the amount of USD1,000 million, with a 7-year maturity and a 3.625% annual coupon. The transaction priced at T+170bp, i.e. at a reoffer yield of 3.693%.

Haitong Bank acted as Joint Bookrunner in this transaction

Chinese Hunan Dakang Pasture Farming has acquired 53.99% stake in the Brazilian family-owned grains firm Belagrícola Comércio e Representacões de Produtos Agrícolas S.A.

On the 31st of May 2017 Haitong Bank and Sonae Investimentos, SGPS, S.A.. signed a commercial paper programme in the amount of € 50,000,000.

Haitong Bank is the Sole Dealer Manager of the Programme.

Haitong Securities (UK) Limited acted as a Placing Agent and Joint Global Coordinator on USD100m 3.200% May 2018 MTN drawdown for Unican Limited under its USD1bn GMTN Programme guaranteed by Haitong UT Capital Group Co., Limited with the keepwell deed provided by Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. The Programme is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The Group offers direct leasing and sale-and-leaseback services to a diversified client base in both public and private sectors, spreading across more than 300 cities in China and is one of the largest financial leasing companies in China. The Group also offers accounts receivable factoring, financial leasing and other related services.

Financial advisory to Novo Banco in the sale of 100% of Macau based Novo Banco Ásia, S.A. to a group of investors led by Well Link Group Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Hong Kong, for a total price consideration of EUR 183 million.

The terms and conditions of the deal comprise i) an immediate sale of 75% of the share capital for EUR 145.8 million and ii) a set of put and call options for the remaining 25% shareholding, exercisable in up to 5 years, amounting to EUR 37.2 million.

On 17 May 2017, Haitong Securities (UK) Limited acted as a Joint Lead Manager and a Dealer on USD320m 364-day MTN drawdown for Greenland Global Investment Limited under its USD3bn Guaranteed MTN Programme Greenland Holding Group Company Limited. The Programme and the Notes are to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The net proceeds from the issue of the Notes will be applied by the Issuer for refinancing of the Group’s offshore indebtedness and the Group’s offshore general working capital purposes.

On the 12th of May 2017 Haitong Bank and Corticeira Amorim, SGPS, S.A. signed a commercial paper programme in the amount of € 25,000,000.

Haitong Bank is the Sole Dealer Manager of the Programme.

On 26th April 2017, Sport Lisboa e Benfica – Futebol, SAD concluded a public bond issue in the amount of €60 million. The bonds mature in April 2020 and have a fixed rate coupon of 4.00% p.a., payable semi-annually. Total demand reached circa €92 million. Haitong Bank acted as Joint Global Coordinator in this transaction.

Haitong advised REN – Redes Energéticas Nacionais, SGPS, SA (“REN”) in the purchase of EDP Gás, SGPS, SA (“EDP Gás”) and its subsidiaries from EDP Iberia, SLU. EDP Gás owns the second largest natural gas distribution network, with a 4,640 km network and a regulated asset base of € 451.6 million. This transaction will allow REN to reinforce its position as a fundamental natural gas operator in Portugal, vertically integrating the value chain and leveraging REN’s expertise in this sector. Transaction agreed on April 7, 2017 and is still pending legal and regulatory authorisations.

China Gezhouba Group Co.,Ltd has acquired 100% stake in Sistema Produtor São Lourenço S.A.