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Asia’s equity capital market got away to a modest start to the year, with multiple share sales planned across the region for January alone. As ever, issuers will try to bring fundraisings as early as possible, even if that means squeezing into a tight window between now and Chinese New Year. John Loh and Jonathan Breen report. -
Europe’s convertible market is no longer dripping with superlatives as 2017 begins — middling performance and mild outflows have taken out some of the heat. That may be a good thing, as investors may get more of the deals they like: for companies whose credit needs some looking at, but with interesting equity stories. Aidan Gregory and Jon Hay report.
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On the surface, equity capital markets are a well-oiled machine, built to run over the rocky ground of unpredictable stockmarkets. Beneath the surface, there is a lot of sweat. Banks are having to staff their teams with less money, but do just as many deals. Investors are under the cosh, too, squeezed by weak performance and the march of passive funds. Jon Hay reports.
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After the wild ride that was 2016 ECM, banks in Asia are hoping for some breathing space next year. Bankers report a strong pipeline, but worries about Donald Trump and other potentially destabilising macro events continue to cast a shadow. For 2017, the key will be in the execution, writes John Loh.
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Most ECM practitioners in Asia are set to end 2016 not with a bang but a whimper. But even after such a volatile year, they are heading into 2017 with a rosier view of the market. Given the topsy turvy events of this year, the better strategy would be to err on the side of caution.
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UniCredit turned to the equity-linked bond market on Thursday to dispose of its last 7.4% stake in Bank Pekao, after agreeing to sell 32.8% of the Polish lender to insurance company Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń and the Polish Development Fund, for Z10.6bn (€2.4bn).
