It was a subdued week in the equity capital markets with a total of $269 million raised from eight issues. Volume for the year so far has reached $9.0 billion from 100 issues û the lowest amount raised year-to-date since 2005 $7.0 billion from 164 deals and down 37% from $14.3 billion and 210 deals at this time last year. The league table rankings remain unchanged with JPMorgan sitting at the top on $1.6 billion from six issues, followed by Citi on $768 million and Deutsche Bank with $691 million.
Gamuda's $100 million bought deal was the largest issue of the week and led by Credit Suisse. Merrill Lynch climbed into...
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