FIG brightens mood for ECM pipeline

ECM bankers are putting a braver face on conditions than they were in September, in spite of one of the quietest periods for public equity issuance in Europe. On the face of it, it's hard to see why. Although most equities are off their lows, conditions have scarcely improved and in the continued absence of a resolution of the eurozone sovereign crisis, bankers appear to have little reason to be hopeful.