Equity News
India goes QIP crazy
Five placements are launched in India overnight, taking advantage of a window of opportunity created by Unitech’s deal on Friday.




Equity News
Sell-down in Yurun raises $106 million
An unidentified institutional investor clears its 4.6% stake in the food company.


Equity News
KB Financial switches bookrunners for rights issue
BoA-Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan lose their mandate for the $1.6 billion deal. The operator of Korea's Kookmin Bank hires Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to replace them.




Outlook & Economics
Was former Prime Minister Koizumi the bad guy?
Recent catastrophic developments in Japan's economy cast doubts over his liberal policies.


People Moves
Merrill hires regional petrochemical research head
Kenneth Whee joins Merrill after a three-year stint at Goldman in Seoul.