Equity market debates whether new block model is art or atrocity

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Equity market debates whether new block model is art or atrocity

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A trade in Orpéa that mixed an auctioned block trade with a wall-crossing process left equity capital markets players bristling this week. But while some bankers disliked the method of bank selection, others told Sam Kerr and Aidan Gregory that the process worked for the issuer and investors.

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