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Accelerated offerings slow to 6-year low
May 11, 2016 By Wendy Lam $94.9bn: global accelerated offering volume in 2016 YTD Global accelerated offering* volume has dropped to $94.9bn in 2016 YTD, down 47% on the previous record of $180.5bn in 2015 YTD and the lowest YTD volume since 2010 ($66.7bn). With 410 deals completed so far in 2016, it isthe lowest activity levelsince […]
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China outbound M&A breaks records
May 10, 2016 By Janice Chow $110.8bn: China outbound eclipses previous record China outbound M&A has reached $110.8bn in 2016 YTD, surpassing the 2015 full year record ($106.8bn) and up almost quadruple from 2015 YTD ($27.4bn). Similarly, deal activity is up 79% year-on-year to a record 300 deals in 2016 YTD. The increase is driven by 17 $1bn+ […]
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MONETA Money Bank completes Czech Republic's biggest IPO in 8 years, using Dealogic
May 6, 2016 Deal Profile On May 6, MONETA Money Bank successfully priced its $753m carve out from GE Capital International Holdings Corp, making it the Czech Republic’s largest IPO since New World Resources raised $2.5bn in 2008. The bookrunners were Citi, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan. As a global partner, Dealogic helped the bookrunners seamlessly […]
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Global acquisition-related ECM still going strong
May 5, 2016 By Alex Clayton $33.3bn: 2016 YTD acquisition-related ECM volume Global acquisition‐related ECM volume stands at $33.3bn via 127 deals in 2016 YTD, making it the second largest YTD total on record, behind last year’s $44.2bn via 122 deals. Asia Pacific and Americas issuers account for 95.5% of acquisition‐related ECM volume, with a $14.6bn (58 deals) […]
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Revenue lost from withdrawn M&A at highest level since 2007
May 4, 2016 By Justin Zeth $1.2bn: global withdrawn M&A revenue Revenue lost to withdrawn global M&A totals $1.2bn so far in 2016, up 33% from 2015 YTD ($899m) but below the 2007 YTD record of $2.0bn. Withdrawn M&A revenues from $10bn+ deals ($792m) account for 65% of total withdrawn M&A revenues in 2016, the […]
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US withdrawn M&A exceeds all annual records
May 4, 2016 By Justin Zeth $378.2bn: US withdrawn M&A volume at record high US targeted withdrawn M&A volume is up 64% on full year 2015 ($231.1bn) to $378.2bn in 2016 YTD, already the largest annual volume on record. Despite record high volume boosted by jumbo deals, activity (34 deals) has dropped to the lowest […]
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US marketed DCM reaches $1tr at slowest pace in 7 years
April 11, 2016 By Andrea Krok $1.02tr: US marketed DCM down 9% Y-o-Y US marketed DCM volume has surpassed the $1tr mark in 2016 YTD, with $1.02tr issued so far this year. Despite crossing this threshold, volume is down 9% year-on-year, to the lowest YTD level since 2009 ($985.7bn) Issuance in April ($273.1bn), however, accounted for […]
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May sees the most US IPOs since July 2015
June 3, 2016 By James Clark $1.7bn: May 25 IPO issuance highest in 2016 Five US listed IPOs priced on May 25, raising $1.7bn. May 25, 2016 marks the highest daily activity so far this year, compared to 2015’s high of six IPOs priced on June 24. Although US listed IPO volume has fallen 49% year‐on‐year […]
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Chinese appetite for tech companies continues record pace
April 28, 2016 By Ning Ma $65.7bn: Chinese tech acquisitions hit new high Technology is the top targeted sector for Chinese acquirors so far in 2016, with a YTD record high of $65.7bn via 456 deals, up from the previous record set in 2015 YTD ($41.6bn via 434 deals), and already the second highest annual total on […]