According to people familiar with the matter, Bain Capital-backed renewable fuel producer Easley has hired the bank to research a possible Hong Kong initial public offering. They revealed that the Hong Kong-based company chose Deutsche Bank, HSBC Holdings, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Group to help plan the listing. They also said that their IPO may raise about 1 billion US dollars and will take place as early as this year. They said the plan is still undecided, and details such as scale and timing may change. Representatives of Easley, Bain and the banks in question declined to comment.

According to people familiar with the matter, Bain Capital-backed renewable fuel producer Easley has hired the bank to research a possible Hong Kong initial public offering. They revealed that the Hong Kong-based company chose Deutsche Bank, HSBC Holdings, Morgan Stanley, and UBS Group to help plan the listing. They also said that their IPO may raise about 1 billion US dollars and will take place as early as this year. They said the plan is still undecided, and details such as scale and timing may change. Representatives of Easley, Bain and the banks in question declined to comment.