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  • Equity capital markets came to life this week as several issuers across Europe announced strategic capital raising plans and block trades hit screens.
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    Banca Carige, the struggling Italian lender, said this week that it was looking for €630m of new equity capital to carry out an ambitious plan to bring its non-performing exposure (NPE) ratio down to 6%-7% from 22%. The institution is also hoping to overhaul its funding sources, faced with replacing €5.5bn of financing from the Italian government and the European Central Bank.
  • UK IPO sellers should consider an entirely different listing process, to cope with more volatile markets and ensure a flotation has a higher chance of success, argues Richard Brown, corporate finance partner at US law firm Baker Botts in London.
  • Chemicals company China Risun Group has kicked off the deal roadshow for its Hong Kong IPO, eyeing proceeds of up to HK$1.9bn ($243.1m).
  • Futu Holdings, theparent of Hong Kong-based Futu Securities International, has hit the road with an up to $130.8m Nasdaq IPO. The firm has cut the size of its float amid shaky markets, but the deal is still being used as a yardstick by its larger competitor Tiger Brokers, which is snapping at Futu’s heels with its own US listing. Jonathan Breen reports.
  • The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s new board for technology listings is moving closer to launching. But although funds are already getting themselves ready for a wall of retail demand, bankers have a sense of déjà vu. Rebecca Feng reports.
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