Expect more UK rights issues after Kier, say bankers

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Expect more UK rights issues after Kier, say bankers

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Kier branded tarpaulin covers scaffolding erected against a building in Wilton Road, Victoria, London. | Jonathan Brady/PA Archive/PA Images

Equity capital markets bankers expect more corporate restructuring deals and rights issues in 2019 as companies begin to deal with a turn in economic cycles. More are likely to have to take a similar approach to the Kier Group, which is raising a £264m rights issue this month.

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