Chinese pork producer WH Group, which has delayed its Hong Kong IPO and slashed its size, will seek to list May 8 and raise $1.34 billion to $1.88 billion.
France's Treasury chief, Ramon Fernandez, is in line to become Telecom Orange's new chief financial officer, as Chief Executive Stéphane Richard moves to put a new team in place to lead the telecom company during his second term.
Sweden's Ericsson reported an unexpectedly sharp decline in revenue for the first quarter, blaming lower revenue in North America and Japan which was only partly offset by growth in China, the Middle East and Latin America.
Computer chip designer ARM Holdings reported a rise in first-quarter profit boosted by demand for its technology for a growing range of products including so-called supercomputers and sensors.