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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: China, Russia Lead Capital Raising

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt China And Russia To Lead Capital Raising Using Depositary Receipts Companies based in Russia and China are extremely interested in listing overseas and probably will be the biggest issuers ...

Editor's Letter

Tsunami And Turnaround

In the past few weeks we all focused on Japan, shared its pain and its terrible losses. Many wondered about the risks that the crises in that country and in the Middle East might inflict on the global economy...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Where East Meets West

FOCUS: CEE KAZAKHSTAN By Jonathan Gregson Kazakhstan’s bold recovery plan and its efforts to stabilize its financial sector are paying off as the country establishes itself as a regional hub. If any country fits the broad concept ...

Banking

Middle East: A Region In Transition

THE MIDDLE EAST 2011: OUTLOOK By Justin Keay The rising tide of activism surging through the Middle East and North Africa is accelerating a transformation already well under way. When asked what was most likely to blow ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Analysis: Latin America Goes To Market

ANALYSIS: LATIN AMERICAN DEBT By Denise Bedell Latin America’s corporations are accessing both domestic and international debt capital markets as never before, and investors are happy to fund growth in the region. Last year was a significant ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Best Legal Advisers

Best Legal Advisers Global Skadden Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, which operates under the brand name Skadden, was the number-one legal adviser on global mergers and acquisitions announced in 2010, according to Thomson Reuters. Skadden advised on 227 deals ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Country Winners

Country Winners North America Canada Scotia Capital Scotia Capital is the global corporate and investment banking and capital markets arm of Scotiabank, the most international bank in Canada. Scotia Capital handled the three largest debt financings in Canada in 2010, ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Deals Of The Year

Deals of the Year Best Equity Deal: Petrobras $70 Billion Stock Sale Lead manager: Banco Bradesco BBI Global bookrunners: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Santander, Morgan Stanley and Itaú BBA. The $70 billion add-on equity offering on September ...

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Best Investment Banks 2011: Regional Winners

Regional Winners North America Best Investment Bank Morgan Stanley Morgan Stanley’s strengths in the equity and M&A; advisory businesses make it the clear leader in North American investment banking. Not only did it lead General Motors’ $18.1 billion initial public ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: PE Firms Cash Out With IPOs

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY/DRS By Gordon Platt Nashville, Tennessee–based hospital operator HCA Holdings sold more shares than planned in its initial public offering in March, and it sold them at the high end of the expected price ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Mercosur Turns 20 And Ruffles EU Feathers

MILESTONES: MERCOSUR By Antonio Guerrero The Southern Cone Common Market (Mercosur) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Argentine beef exports could threaten Europe's farmer The world’s third largest trade bloc, after the EU and Nafta, comprises ...

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WORLD’S BEST EMERGING MARKET BANKS 2011 IN LATIN AMERICA

Global Finance names the 2011 World’s Best Emerging Market Banks in Latin America NEW YORK, March 24, 2011 Global Finance...