Equity Capital Markets
Equity capital markets issuance continued at a steady pace this week with a total of $4.7 billion raised from 30 deals. The top 10 league table rankings remain unchanged with Goldman Sachs leading the field on $21.1 billion followed by Morgan Stanley with $18.9 billion and UBS at $16.4 billion.
The largest issue of the week was PTT Chemicals’ $1.1 billion bought deal, which was led by Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, Phatra Securities and UBS.
Avago Technologies also raised $634 million from a block trade via sole bookrunner Deutsche Bank.
Deals scheduled to price next week include China Construction Bank Corp’s $9.2 billion rights offer led by Bank...