| 2006 ECM Bookrunners for Kazakhstan | ||||
| Rank | Bookrunner | Deal value ($mln) | No. of deals | %share |
| 1= | Credit Suisse | 1,128 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 1= | ABN Amro Rothschild | 1,128 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 3= | UBS | 423 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 3= | JPMorgan | 423 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 5 | ING Bank | 217 | 2 | 6.4 |
| 6 | Orion Securities Inc | 43 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 7 | Westhouse Securities LLP | 21 | 1 | 0.6 |
| Total | 3,382 | 6 | 100.0 | |
| Source: Dealogic | ||||
Kazakhstan, the economic powerhouse of central Asia, is set to remain a rich hunting ground for fee-hungry investment banks in 2007. Guy Norton reports.
BOOK EARLY TO avoid disappointment if you’re heading off to Kazakhstan. Securing a first-class seat promises to be an expensive exercise in 2007, with hordes of investment bankers set to descend on the central Asian state in search of highly prized equity mandates.