Japan Airlines props up misfiring equity market
Thank goodness for the JAL IPO. Without it Japan’s equity market would have been a pretty miserable place this year. However, with funding costs minimal, the yen strong and overseas assets cheap, conditions for outbound M&A are improving, meaning equity-financed takeovers could provide much needed dealflow.
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