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Doosan Group exited from Korea Aerospace Industries this month via a block, which in a move away from traditional sell-downs in Asia, was executed as a private placement. Privately placed blocks appear to be emerging as a new solution for deals during tough times — and it’s an approach that other South Korean vendors should replicate. -
Equity capital market banks will love an IPO of Saudi Aramco, or parts of it, if one happens. But getting there is going to be arduous and could disrupt other business this year. The best thing for the market would be a quick and clear-cut process. Sadly, bankers say that is unlikely.
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European Central Bank needs to give Europe's regions clarity on whether it will buy their bonds. Delaying the decision costs the central bank credibility, leaves the regions in a damaging limbo and hurts issuers that tend to print private deals.
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January kicked off with China front and centre as the upheaval in its stock market caused indices across the globe to tumble. South and southeast Asia did not escape unscathed but the chances are that when markets stabilise, investors will be eager for equity issuance from the region.
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Many loans bankers focused on Central and Eastern Europe have pinned their hopes on Turkey as a source for deal flow this year, as Russia remains thwarted, but it will not bring the hidden treasures bankers expect.
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The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) pledged to tighten up the standards that govern its Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee, a welcome move at a time when the committee’s role is evolving and it is assuming greater importance as a quasi-legal authority.
