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  • After a challenging first half, equity capital markets bankers in Asia can breathe a little easier knowing that momentum from the third quarter will carry on into a busy end to the year. But with macro headwinds such as the US elections looming over markets, issuers will have to remain on their toes, writes John Loh.
  • For the nine months through September, Morgan Stanley topped the Asia ex-Japan ex-onshore China ECM bookrunning league table with $9.41bn in deals, according to Dealogic. It was also the only bank with double-digit market share.
  • Block issuance has been active this week, with three notable accelerated bookbuilds all sold well. Monday also brought the announcement of what could be the largest IPO in London this year.
  • Malaysian conglomerate Sime Darby was inundated with orders for its MR2.4bn ($571.1m) overnight share sale this week, making the tightly executed block southeast Asia’s largest follow-on in a year.
  • Two equity block trades came out in the European market on Tuesday evening, both of which achieved successful sales.
  • Malaysia’s Sime Darby is out with an accelerated bookbuild to raise as much as MR2.4bn ($571.1m) via Maybank as sole bookrunner.