Bloomberg The two bronze lion statues standing guard over HSBC Holdings Plc’s main offices in Hong Kong still bear the marks of an attack by protesters, who last week daubed them with red and black paint, setting at least one ablaze. Graffiti declared that HSBC had been dyed the red of China. HSBC has vowed to restore the iconic lions …

Bloomberg Indian companies have started the year with more debt offerings overseas, after record issuance in 2019 driven by stronger borrowers turning abroad as local credit markets struggled. The firms sold a record $22 billion of notes overseas in 2019. Yield-hungry global investors have been betting that the kind of higher-rated Indian issuers that have been big sellers could continue …

Bloomberg Takeaway.com NV is set to declare final victory in the five-month takeover battle for UK food-delivery company Just Eat Plc, people with knowledge of the matter said. Investors holding more than half of Just Eat stock have indicated they’ll agree to Takeaway’s all-stock bid, which values the company at about 6 billion pounds ($7.8 billion), according to the people. …