Equity Capital Markets
A total of $6.0 billion has been raised in the Asian equity capital markets this week through 20 deals, up 34% on the $2.9 billion raised in the previous week and brings year-to-date volume to $62.0 billion but volume is down 8% year-on-year.
This week’s volume was mostly driven by a $3.7 billion placement by China Yangtze Power through bookrunners CITIC Securities and Huatai Securities which is the largest Utility Energy ECM transaction on record in Asia ex Japan.
The deal helps push Utility Energy sector ECM volume in the region to $6.2 billion so far this year, the highest...