Opinion: PICC — a big, but not bold, end to the year

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Opinion: PICC — a big, but not bold, end to the year

Chinese insurance group PICC raised HK$21.01bn ($3.09bn) in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of the year last week. The sheer size of the deal means ECM bankers can end the year with some pride, but this is not a feat that can be often repeated. True bookbuilds, not club deals, will be needed to resuscitate the market in 2013.

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