Equity capital markets
Activity in the Asian equity markets totalled $7 billion last week Monday to Thursday through 22 transactions, more than triple the $1.9 billion raised during the same period last week marking the busiest level since the week of February 4 $7.3 billion.
IPOs led the volume this week with $4 billion raised through six issues, up from just $321 million last week and the highest weekly level since December 5, 2011 $5.7 billion.
The biggest deal this week was a $1.8 billion IPO for Sinopec Engineering Group through a consortium of 13 bookrunners in what is also the fourth-biggest...