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A surprise agreement between the UK government and the European Union has led to renewed optimism for the country's capital markets. There is hope that an orderly Brexit, or even a long extension, will lead to an increase in investment from UK companies, particularly in the form of M&A. Investors are more than willing to finance these deals, write Sam Kerr, Jasper Cox and Mike Turner. -
WH Smith, the UK retailer, raised £155m of equity capital in a block trade on Thursday morning in order to acquire US firm Marshall Retail Group.
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The astonishing rally in UK domestic equities in the past week as a Brexit deal with the EU started to look more likely showed how important an orderly exit from the bloc is to the market. If there is more progress towards a deal this week, the little loved sector could be primed for a resurgence in capital markets.
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Powerlong Real Estate Holdings pulled off a top-up placement on Monday night, raising HK$791.6m ($100.9m) after pricing the deal toward the bottom of guidance.
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Infrastructure investment business 3i Infrastructure (3iN), which is controlled by private equity firm 3i Group, managed to buck Brexit volatility and place 81m new shares into the market, to fund the pay down of a revolving credit facility linked to acquisition financing.
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Equity bankers and investors are hot on Russia and a block on Wednesday night in PIK Group, the country’s largest real estate firm, served as a further example of the remarkable recovery of Russian ECM.
