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  • With one quarter left of 2016 to go and global issuance 22% down, the equity capital markets bookrunner race is going into its final straight. Familiar faces are leading the pack, but incumbents in general are having a tough year.
  • The Vietnamese government has hired Morgan Stanley to lead a 9% divestment of its stake in Vinamilk, the country’s largest dairy company.
  • The second block trade in Refresco Gerber, the Dutch soft drinks bottler, since its €563m IPO in March 2015, came on Wednesday night.
  • 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.