Hutch turns its back on America

Issuer: Hutchison Whampoa

Issuer: Hutchison Whampoa

Amount: €500 million

Launched: March 3

Bookrunners: Deutsche Bank, HSBC Markets

It’s not a vista that every finance director can claim to have. But from Frank Sixt’s offices you can see the People’s Liberation Army practicing basketball. The Chinese army, one hopes, is better at shooting enemies than hoops.

Sixt’s shot has never looked surer, however. The finance director for Hong Kong conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa has scored many successes in recent months despite difficult economic times. A highly successful HK$1.5

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