NetLink’s S$2.7bn IPO spurs hopes for Singaporean ECM

The launch of a S$2.7bn ($1.95bn) IPO by NetLink Trust this week marks an important turning point in the fortunes of Singapore’s quiet equity capital market, with bankers hoping that more issuers may be tempted to take the plunge in the second half of 2017, write Aidan Gregory and Jonathan Breen.