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This spike bodes well for the IPO market, bankers say, because both new listings and secondary stock sales rely on strong demand from equity investors. "Historically, follow-on activity of this magnitude should lead to animal spirits in the IPO market," said Daniel Burton-Morgan, head of Americas syndicate for equity capital markets at Bank of America Corp (BAC.N). The IPO market has been in the doldrums since the start of 2022, when Russia's invasion of Ukraine and a spike in inflation fueled a bout of market volatility as investors fretted over U.S. interest rate hikes. The week of June 5 saw 19 follow-on and secondary stock sales in the United States, totaling proceeds of $6.6 billion, one of the highest weekly tallies since the end of 2021. IPO HOPEFULSMajor companies are waiting in the wings to launch their market debut come September, when the IPO window traditionally opens after a summer lull.

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☆ Mega-merger gives Indian lender new lease on life
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Shritama Bose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

HDFC Bank (HDBK.NS), the country’s largest private lender, is set in July to complete its merger with its parent, partner and 26% shareholder Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) (HDFC.NS). That’s a great opportunity for the larger, streamlined HDFC Bank – until now it sold most home loans it originated to its parent. However, the share of mortgages in HDFC Bank’s portfolio will rise close to 30%, compared to SBI’s 20%. HDFC Bank remains a fixer-upper in a couple of important respects, though. Housing Development Finance Corporation created HDFC Bank in 1994 and remains a 26% shareholder.

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[1/2] A view of the Goldman Sachs global headquarters in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 15, 2021. The latest round of penny-pinching comes as Goldman Sachs management grew more pessimistic about an economic recovery and dealmaking this year. Goldman Sachs investment banking revenue is down 52% in that same period, the Dealogic data showed. Goldman Sachs trades at 0.97 times its book value, lagging rivals Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) which trade at 1.45 times and 1.33 times, respectively, according to Refintiv data. Reuters GraphicsThe headcount reductions and cost cutting do not solve Goldman's fundamental challenges: its reliance on investment banking and trading.

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☆ China IPOs are uncoupling from Wall Street too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Increasingly it is detaching from Wall Street too. Nonetheless, the Shanghai Stock Exchange will hold a hearing for the deal on Friday, per Refinitiv’s IFR. Syngenta is a pillar in Beijing’s strategy to shore up food security and will use the deal to pay down debt. The landmark IPO coincides with signs that Wall Street’s small position in the market is shrinking further. Syngenta’s blockbuster IPO will be an awkward new milestone for Wall Street already facing life in China’s second tier.

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Rubrik may raise more than $750 million in its IPO, three of the sources added, though that may change based on market conditions as the preparations are still at an early stage. Rubrik currently generates annual recurring revenue of about $600 million, one of the sources said. Three of the sources said Rubrik could choose to go public in 2024, if the IPO market becomes more welcoming. Founded in 2014 by venture capitalist Bipul Sinha, Rubrik makes cloud-based ransomware protection and data-backup software. SoftBank-backed Cohesity Inc, which competes with Rubrik, is also preparing to go public, having filed confidentially for an IPO in late 2021, Reuters reported.

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☆ Wall Street faces life in China’s second tier
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Antony Currie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Recent earnings reports from U.S. investment banks defy the sober mood among China-focused financiers. Morgan Stanley’s (MS.N) Asia revenue in the first three months of the year was almost 40% above the final quarter of 2022. Companies going public in Hong Kong have raised $2 billion so far this year, per Dealogic. At some point Hong Kong IPOs and cross-border M&A are likely to perk up. Many of those trades flow through the Hong Kong bourse’s Stock Connect links to the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.

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But rival European battery groups are still scarce, and global carmakers have more to gain than lose. Chinese battery suppliers like Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), SVOLT, Envision, and most recently EVE Energy (300014.SZ), are shaking up Europe’s e-mobility supply chains. At 4.5 billion euros, investments in projects to build new plants in Europe overtook spending on mergers and acquisitions. European battery makers will struggle to compete. Given the chance, Chinese battery makers can power up Europe’s own supply chains, and its auto companies too.

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☆ Metals-rich Indonesia’s IPO market is so red-hot it’s thrashing Hong Kong and India
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

It has overtaken Hong Kong — long one of the top IPO markets — for the first time since 1995, and is outpacing economic powerhouses India, South Korea and Japan. Global IPO slowdownPart of Indonesia’s IPO success this year can be explained by lackluster performances elsewhere. The US IPO market, usually the world’s largest, has suffered given its reliance on particularly rate-sensitive tech companies, Lee said. Mining company Harita Nickel raised $660 million in its market debut last month, Indonesia’s biggest listing so far this year. “Our increasing conviction in [Indonesian companies] comes from how its government maximizes the potential of its bountiful raw materials,” he wrote.

☆ Lazard CEO Jacobs set to step down, Orszag to take helm -source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Anirban Sen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jacobs' decision to step down comes after Lazard reported a loss in the first quarter as dealmaking activity slumped. Lazard's stock has lost about 17% this year, giving the independent investment bank a market capitalization of just over $3 billion. Orszag, 54, was previously was head of North America M&A at Lazard and joined the bank from Citigroup in 2016. Jacobs, 64, joined Lazard from Goldman Sachs Group (GS.N) in 1988 and took over as CEO in 2009 after the death of his predecessor, Bruce Wasserstein. The Wall Street Journal first reported on the succession.

LONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Planisware is working with investment bankers on strategic options, including a stock market listing of the French software group, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Rothschild (ROTH.PA) is acting as financial adviser to Planisware, two of the people, who declined to be named, said. BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA) and Citigroup (C.N) have been lined up to arrange a possible initial public offering (IPO), one person added. Private equity group Ardian, which holds an undisclosed stake in Planisware through its growth capital arm, declined to comment. In France, IPO volumes plunged in 2022 to levels similar to the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2020, Bain Capital set up a previous global fund after securing $3.2 billion in commitments. The program was previously called Bain Capital Distressed and Special Situations Fund and used to sit within Bain Capital's credit business. Bain Capital's special situations strategy is now a standalone business, after being carved out with an independent team outside the umbrella of the credit unit. Globally, Bain Capital currently has $16 billion of assets under management as part of its special situations strategy. Last year, Bain Capital closed a $2 billion "special situations fund" for Asia Pacific to cover a range of asset types, which included a focus on real estate.

☆ Beijing expects foreigners to trust, not verify
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Pete Sweeney | Thomson Reuters | Asia Economics Editor Pete Sweeney Joined Reuters Breakingviews In Hong Kong In September Previously He Served As Reuters' Chief Correspondent For China Economy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In recent months, Chinese investigators have detained employees of U.S. due-diligence firm Mintz Group, visited consultancy Bain & Company and suspended auditor Deloitte’s Beijing operations for three months. Security watchdogs have restricted overseas access to financial data providers like Wind Information, as well as academic database China National Knowledge Infrastructure. Local banks loaned 3.9 trillion yuan ($560 billion) in March alone while corporations issued 328 billion yuan of bonds. Besides Wind, other Chinese data providers including company databases Qichacha and TianYanCha have stopped opening to offshore users, according to three of the sources. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ J&J's Kenvue prices upsized IPO at upper end of range to raise $3.7 bln -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Echo Wang | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Kenvue defied volatile market conditions to price about 166 million shares at $22 per share, the sources said, adding that the size of the deal was upsized by about 10%. The IPO values Kenvue at about $41 billion. Kenvue had earlier said it planned to sell 151 million shares at a range of between $20 and $23 per share. Kenvue's share sale marks the biggest IPO to result from a corporate carve-out in over two decades. The IPO market has been largely frozen over the past year as stock-market volatility and economic uncertainty have put off many hopefuls.

☆ Wall Street is cutting more jobs as Morgan Stanley plans 3,000 layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Morgan Stanley is seen in New YorkAs Wall Street's slump in IPOs and mergers deepens this year, top advisory firms including Morgan Stanley , Bank of America and Citigroup have turned to job cuts in recent weeks. Morgan Stanley plans to eliminate roughly 3,000 positions by the end of June, according to a person with knowledge of the plans. The layoffs are expected to impact banking and trading staff the most, according to Bloomberg, which reported the moves earlier. The IPOs, debt issuance and mergers that feed Wall Street have all remain muted this year. For Morgan Stanley, the cuts show that Wall Street is wrangling with expenses as the slump drags on for longer than expected.

☆ Morgan Stanley to cut 3,000 jobs in second quarter - source
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 1 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley (MS.N) is planning to eliminate about 3,000 jobs in the second quarter, a source told Reuters on Monday, in its second round of job cuts in six months. Slow dealmaking and a tough economic environment are prompting the investment bank to look at its headcount, the source said. The latest move follows another quarter in which fees from the investment banking unit fell, dragging total revenue down nearly 2% to $14.5 billion. Last month, Morgan Stanley finance chief Sharon Yeshaya had said that "expense management" was a priority given the broader market uncertainty and elevated inflation. Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman had said in December that the bank would make "modest" job cuts worldwide without giving an exact number.

☆ SoftBank's Arm registers for blockbuster U.S. IPO
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

SoftBank Group Corp's chip maker Arm has filed with regulators confidentially for a U.S. stock market listing, Arm said on Saturday, setting the stage for this year's largest initial public offering. The IPO registration shows that SoftBank is pressing ahead with the blockbuster offering despite adverse market conditions, after saying in March that it planned to list Arm in the U.S. stock market. Arm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise between $8 billion and $10 billion, people familiar with the matter said. In a statement, which confirmed an earlier Reuters report on the planned IPO, Arm said the size and price range for the offering has not yet been determined. SoftBank and Arm declined to comment.

While SoftBank had said in March it planned to list Arm in the U.S. stock market, the company's IPO registration shows that it is pressing ahead with the blockbuster offering despite adverse market conditions. Arm plans to sell its shares on Nasdaq later this year, seeking to raise between $8 billion and $10 billion, the sources said. SoftBank and Arm declined to comment. There are signs that the IPO market is beginning to thaw. Arm's IPO preparations are being led by Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), Barclays (BARC.L) and Mizuho Financial Group (8411.T).

☆ Lazard reports surprise loss on dealmaking slump, cuts jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company also warned of an uncertain outlook for the year and said it would eliminate around 10% of its workforce in 2023, which could result in additional costs of around $95 million. M&A volumes nearly halved in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to data from Dealogic. "Slower M&A activity resulted in significantly lower revenues in the quarter and the outlook for the year remains uncertain," said Lazard CEO Kenneth Jacobs. On an adjusted basis, Lazard reported a loss of $23 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with a profit of $115 million, or $1.05 per share, a year earlier. Analysts had expected a profit of 26 cents per share, as per Refinitiv IBES data.

☆ Lazard reports loss as dealmaking slumps, cuts jobs
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 28 (Reuters) - Lazard Ltd (LAZ.N) on Friday reported a loss in the first quarter as sluggish dealmaking due to economic uncertainty, exacerbated by the banking crisis last month, eroded the investment bank's fees. Its cost-saving measures resulted in a $21 million charge in the first quarter. Global dealmaking activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first quarter, with M&A volumes nearly halving from a year earlier, according to data from Dealogic. As a result, Lazard's operating revenue from its financial advisory business fell 29% to $274 million in the first quarter. "Slower M&A activity resulted in significantly lower revenues in the quarter and the outlook for the year remains uncertain," said Kenneth Jacobs, the company's chief executive.

☆ What Goldman's top dealmaker is saying behind the scenes about M&A and its spot on the league tables after a tough first quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-25 | by ( Carter Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman was forced to share its M&A crown with JPMorgan last quarter. It's been a tough road in 2023 for the Wall Street banks that specialize in advising on mergers and acquisitions. In a note sent to Goldman's alumni network last Tuesday, Feldgoise acknowledged that things have been tough. The importance of Goldman's M&A franchise was underscored by the bank's first-quarter earnings released Tuesday. "The Goldman M&A franchise has been #1 for 20+ years," Feldgoise said in his letter.

[1/2] A view shows the logo of Credit Suisse on a building near the Hallenstadion where Credit Suisse Annual General Meeting took place, two weeks after being bought by rival UBS in a government-brokered rescue, in Zurich, Switzerland, April 4, 2023. UBS and Credit Suisse declined to comment. What's more, UBS doesn't tend to lend to potential clients as Credit Suisse has often done, a move that can persuade some customers. "There are clearly parts of Credit Suisse that have had a bad culture," UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher told reporters on March 29. UBS ranked 14th advising on mergers globally last year, behind 11th placed Credit Suisse, according to data compiled by Dealogic.

☆ Morgan Stanley profit beats as wealth business cushions deals slump
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] A sign is displayed on the Morgan Stanley building in New York U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonApril 19 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley's first-quarter profit beat expectations as rising revenue from its wealth management division offset declines in its investment banking and trading units. The downswing in investment banking activity for Morgan Stanley, which forms the core of the bank's business, dragged total revenue down nearly 2% to $14.5 billion in the quarter. Meanwhile, revenue from equities trading fell 14%, while fixed income trading dropped 12%. While investment banks like Morgan Stanley and Goldman remain relatively insulated from the broader contagion worries of the crisis, the resultant uncertainty has again hurt the outlook for dealmaking, dampening hopes of recovery in the near-term.

April 18 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc's (GS.N) profit fell 19% as dealmaking and bond trading slumped in the first quarter and it lost money on the sale of some assets in its consumer business. Goldman booked a $470 million loss on the sale of some loans from Marcus, dragging down first quarter results. The logo for Goldman Sachs is seen on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. But deposits held in the Marcus business remain core to Goldman and are not under review, a source familiar with the matter had told Reuters earlier this year. Goldman's lackluster trading results contrast with those of Bank of America Corp (BAC.N), which also reported earnings on Tuesday.

Wells Fargo fared less favorably, down 0.3%, and regional banks including Zions (ZION.O) and First Republic (FRC.N) fell. Net interest income, a measure of how much a bank earns from lending, surged 49% to $20.8 billion. Meanwhile, Wells Fargo set aside $1.21 billion in the quarter to cover for potential loan losses, compared to a release of $787 million a year earlier. "While most consumers remain resilient, we've seen some consumer financial health trends gradually weakening from a year ago," Mike Santomassimo, Wells Fargo finance chief, told analysts. More banking results are due over the coming week, including Bank of America (BAC.N) and Goldman Sachs (GS.N) on Tuesday and Morgan Stanley (MS.N) on Wednesday.

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