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Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Equity Markets Stuck In Doldrums

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt The global equity capital markets got off to a relatively slow start in 2012, with a decline of 26% in activity in the first quarter from the same period ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

PetroChina Surpasses Exxon In Oil Production

MILESTONES: CHINA By Valentina Pasquali Energy demand in emerging countries has skyrocketed in recent years due to rapid economic growth. In China, oil production has followed suit, although not at the same pace. The country remains a net importer. ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Special Report: Renminbi Trading

A DIM SUM BANQUET By Arthur Clennam The offshore renminbi market has been growing rapidly, but its character is changing. Were it a new model car, the market for offshore renminbi trading might be dubbed the “Inexorable”—but ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

Tough Times Ahead For New Chief Executive Of Hong Kong

NEWSMAKERS: HONG KONG By Thomas Clouse Newly elected Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying will face challenges on multiple fronts when he starts his new job on July 1. All smiles: A win for Leung but voters are ...

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World’s Best Banks 2012: Asia

By Thomas Clouse, Jonathan Gregson, Antonio Guerrero & Gordon Platt ASIA Asia has provided one of the few bright spots in the global economy in recent years. The region rebounded quickly from the global financial crisis and has thus far avoided ...

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Best Investment Banks 2012: Country Awards

By Michael Shari COUNTRY AWARDS - NORTH AMERICA CANADA BMO Capital Markets Thanks to its strength in mining and energy, BMO Capital Markets commanded a 20.1% share of Canada’s M&A market last year. That was more than any other bank, comprising ...

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Awards: Best Investment Banks 2012

ANNUAL SURVEY AND AWARDS— REDEFINING SUCCESS By Michael Shari Global investment banks and strong local banks make the list in our annual awards. For an investment bank, success has long been defined as staying true to one’s ...

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Best Investment Banks 2012: Regional Awards

By Michael Shari REGIONAL AWARDS - NORTH AMERICA BEST INVESTMENT BANK Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs has built what KBW’s Cannon calls “the powerhouse brand” on Wall Street by constantly structuring complex deals that combine its three core businesses—equity, debt and ...

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Best Investment Banks 2012: Sector Awards

By Michael Shari SECTOR AWARDS CONSUMER Citi Despite the fact that Citigroup’s overall market share was flat last year, it was the lead bookrunner of the largest equity capital market deal in the consumer sector by far. Citi raised $2 ...

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

DRs: Facebook Adds 25 More Underwriters

CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt Facebook prepares for its initial public offering that it hopes could raise $10 billion. Facebook added 25 new underwriters to its original group of six, as it ...

Emerging & Frontier Markets

EM News: Investment To Support Chinas GDP Growth

EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt Monetary and fiscal policies in China will ease further to support investment in infrastructure, public housing and water resource projects, says HSBC. In addition, Beijing should and will likely deregulate sectors, ...

Banking

Roundtable: Philippines

UPWARD TRAJECTORY Moderated By Denise Bedell At a roundtable in Makati City, Manila, Global Finance brought together key banking and corporate figures in the Philippines to discuss how they are responding to the challenges they face in attracting ...
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