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August 2009
More transactions expected soon; Big European demand for ICA deal
With the edge taken off over-exuberant growth in Middle East markets, good quality research is increasingly important. Individuals in both local and international firms are respected for providing this, the vital factor being that they are on the spot.
The revival of developing world capital markets is encouraging but investors should exercise a little caution.
Priced to go, equity capital markets deals succeeded in the second quarter, recapitalizing banks and corporations alike to the tune of $274 billion. As risk appetite revives, the next step is IPOs. Financial sponsors won’t give them away. Peter Lee reports.
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It is only an arrogant culture in banking that could have fooled itself to think that the Commission was not serious about change
ING’s management found out just how serious EC competition commissioner Neelie Kroes was when she forced the separation of the bank’s banking and insurance businesses