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Equity News
CapitaRetail Reit completes $132 million placement
Existing investors take the bulk of the fixed-price deal which marks the first equity follow-on by an Asian company this year.




IPO Report
Turbulent markets claim three more IPOs
Maoye, Solargiga and Samko postpone their listings due to tough market conditions, declining relative valuations and fears of a difficult aftermarket.


M&A Briefing
BlackRock acquires Merrill's stake in Indian fund manager
Blackrock acquires Merrill Lynch's 40% stake in DSP Merrill Lynch Fund Managers as part of the global deal between the companies.




Financial Sponsors
Carlyle buys Tokyo nursing homes
The firm pays $137 million to acquire the assets from the Goodwill Group in its latest Asian real estate investment.


Editor's Desk
Dealogic league table roundup, January 25
Reliance Power's IPO lifts the equity capital markets.




Editor's Desk
Win a case of champagne
Each year we award a case of champagne to the person who can predict where the FinanceAsia 100 will end the year. Email your 2008 prediction to stephanie.cheung@financeasia.com before January 31.


Standard & Poor's Daily Ratings Direct Asia-Pacific Highlights
Welcome to Standard & Poor's daily summary of credit research of interest to investors in Asia-Pacific.