Dec 4 2010

Asia Captures Lion’s Share of Big I.P.O.’s

Paul Hilton/European Pressphoto AgencyMark Tucker, chief executive of American International Assurance, at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October. The company raised more than $20 billion in its initial public offering. HONG KONG — A bank whose customer base is larger than the population of the United States, a French cosmetics maker, a microlender and [...]


Jul 20 2010

New Potential for A.I.G. Deals

The American International Group boss, Robert H. Benmosche, may have unlocked two deals by chopping his chief executive in Asia, Breakingviews suggests. One is the flotation of the American International Assurance division in Hong Kong, which should now proceed after a false start. The other is an eventual merger of A.I.A. and the Asian portion [...]