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  • At this time of year, attention in the equity capital market is divided between avidly fighting for next year’s mandates, which are beginning to mount up — and counting the spoils from this year. Has it been a good, bad or indifferent year — and for whom?
  • Huishang Bank Corp has come a step closer to launching its H-share private placement in Hong Kong, after the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) approved the sale on Monday.
  • American International Group raised HK$5.83bn ($752.26m) from an overnight share sale in PICC Property and Casualty Co on Monday, as it seized what bankers say may be the last window for such a large block before the end of the year.
  • In the second part of our 2015 awards, we present the winners for Best Equity-Linked Deal, Best IPO, Best Follow-on/ABB and Best Equity House.
  • The French government sold €753.5m of shares in Safran, the French aerospace and defence group, on Monday night, in a block trade that was 1.6 times covered. But investors hoping to benefit from a favourable European Central Bank decision on Thursday were disappointed.
  • In a busy week for block trades in Europe’s equity capital market, Tuesday saw Bank of America Merrill Lynch is in action again, the day after its €750m trade in Safran shares with Barclays.