Equity capital markets
Five deals generated a total of $158 million of activity in Asia’s equity capital markets this week, marking the lowest weekly volume since the week of March 2, 2009 ($21 million from seven deals). This brings the year-to-date volume to $134.5 billion, down 30% compared to the $190.8 billion raised in the same 2010 period.
Goldman Sachs continues to lead the league table ranking with $11.4 billion, followed by Morgan Stanley and UBS.
Belle Corp’s $103 million follow-on issuance was the biggest deal of the week through sole bookrunner BDO Capital & Investment Corp.
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Debt capital markets
Export-Import Bank of Korea’s $10 million trade was the only issue of the week, through sole bookrunner RBS, bringing total volume for the year to $70.2 billion, up 12% over the comparable period last year.
The top three banks in the league table ranking remain unchanged with HSBC with $8.6 billion, followed by Citi and Deutsche Bank.
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