Despite just nine deals being priced last week a total of $2.2 billion was raised. The largest deal of the week was the $1.7 billion offering for China Telecom Corp run by Morgan Stanley, CICC and UBS. The credit from the transaction helped Morgan Stanley to displace long time leader Goldman Sachs at the top of the table.
UBS was also able to move up into third, pushing Merrill Lynch out of the top three. Credit Suisse First Boston and Lehman Brothers acted as joint bookrunners on the only other deal of note, the $330 million follow on for SK Telecom. This pushed CSFB into eighth place, although Lehman Brothers sits outside the top 10 in fourteenth with $623 million from five offerings.
Morgan Stanley may increase its lead at the top of the table over the next couple of weeks as it is joint lead on a $1.2 billion offering for China Shipping alongside BNP Paribas Peregrine.
Debt Capital Markets
Debt issuance continues to stall as last week with another straight week without an international G3 deal. The last trade still stands at the $1 billion issue for Kingdom of Thailand priced on May 6.
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