In today’s briefing:
- Maynilad Water Services Pre-IPO Tearsheet
- Lucror Analytics – Morning Views Asia

Maynilad Water Services Pre-IPO Tearsheet
- Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (MWS) is looking to raise at least US$633mn in its upcoming Philippines IPO. The deal will be run by BPI Capital, HSBC, MS, and UBS.
- MWS is a leading global water utility player operating the largest concession by population served within a single concession area in the Philippines and Southeast Asia (SEA), as per GlobalData.
- MWS is majority owned by Maynilad Water Holding Company, Inc. (MWHCI), enjoying the support of conglomerates like Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC), DMCI Holdings, Inc. (DMCI), and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni).
Lucror Analytics – Morning Views Asia
- In today’s Morning Views publication we comment on developments of the following high yield issuers: China Water Affairs, Xiaomi Corp, Nickel Industries
- In the US, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said he anticipates only one interest rate cut this year, as he now thinks “we’re going to see inflation be very bumpy and not move dramatically and in a clear way to the 2% target”.
- Mr Bostic currently projects that inflation will return to the central bank’s 2% target at some point in early 2027, in line with the Fed’s projections published last week.