Bloomberg JD.com Inc’s logistics unit is in early discussions with banks about raising $8 billion to $10 billion through an overseas initial public offering, Reuters reported. JD Logistics is targeting a valuation of at least $30 billion in a Hong Kong or New York IPO in the second half of 2020, Reuters cited unidentified people as saying. The company, which ...

Bloomberg China’s meat imports surged to a record in November, with buyers in the world’s top hog consumer stepping up purchases ahead of traditional holidays to boost supplies that were hurt by African swine fever. Beef purchases were 186,984 tons last month, up nearly 80% from a year earlier. Shipments rose 57% to 1.5 million tons in the January-November period. ...

Bloomberg Logistics real estate developer ESR Cayman Ltd is considering an initial public offering of a real estate investment trust consisting of South Korean assets, people familiar with the matter said, weeks after it raised $1.8 billion in a Hong Kong listing. The Warburg Pincus LLC-backed company recently invited banks to pitch for the potential share sale in South Korea, ...