Equity capital markets
Volume in the Asian equity capital markets reached $1.1 billion from 18 transactions this week, the lowest weekly deal count in 10 weeks week of October 3, with eight deals raising $201 million. This brings year-to-date volume to $162.4 billion, down 45% on the $297.6bn completed in the same 2010 period.
Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical’s $313 million IPO through Guosen Securities was the biggest transaction this week. A $262 million IPO for GS Retail was also completed through Woori Investments Securities, Korea Investment Securities and Shinhan Investment Corp, which is the fifth-biggest IPO in the retail sector for the region so far this year.
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