Total issuance for the year to date in the equity capital markets has pushed through the $16 billion mark after holding steady for another week with $1.2 billion raised from seven deals. Goldman Sachs continues to sit at the head of the league tables with $2.5 billion from 11 issues while Nomura and Citigroup round out the top three.
The $968 million IPO for Macquarie Korea Infrastructure Fund dominated this weekÆs activity and was bookrun by Merrill Lynch, Macquarie Securities, Samsung Securities and Shinhan Securities. Merrill Lynch jumped up two places in the league tables to sixth position with $921 million from 10 deals and Macquarie Securities entered the top 10 in...