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Europe’s self-proclaimed investment banking champions are playing to their strengths, but remain far behind US peers
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Equity capital markets participants seem focussed on the IPO market after Easter, but bankers are looking to do more primary equity raises for their clients in order to fund corporate growth and acquisitions. Bankers are hoping that they will soon be able to build on the momentum of what will likely be the largest European ECM transaction of 2021. -
Several European banks’ noses were put out of joint this week by research from Jefferies, which suggested a very different ranking of banks’ ESG characteristics from that investors usually get from rating providers. The study argued commercial ESG ratings on banks are not fit for purpose.
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Malaysia’s IPO market is set to pick up, with at least two chunky listings in the works, raising optimism among bankers for busy second and third quarters.
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BIMB Holdings, a Malaysian financial holding company, has raised MR795.6m ($192.4m) from a primary placement of shares, part of a group-wide restructuring that is expected to be completed by August.
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Banks are training their Middle East efforts on Saudi Arabia, where they are hoping to capitalise on growing capital markets activity. The result is a slug-fest for the best banking talent, but firms must learn the lessons of the past, writes David Rothnie.
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Dubai Islamic Bank priced the region's tightest ever additional tier one (AT1) bond this week, which may inspire other issuers into the market.
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