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Equity capital markets bankers are expecting another busy year for IPOs and follow-on offerings in Asia Pacific after 2020 smashed records for equity issuance.
Equity and equity-linked fundraising in Asia Pacific, excluding Japan, surged 71% in 2020 to US$402.5bn after sizable Chinese listings and follow-ons in the fourth quarter pushed full-year volumes to an all-time high, surpassing the previous record of US$306.2bn in 2010, according to Refinitiv data.
That pace looks set to continue in 2021 as the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines raises hopes for a global economic rebound.
“2021 should be a very exciting and busy year for Asia ECM. Many of the macro drivers that drove issuance last year are still here. The region’s strong secular growth continues, reinforced by a robust and fast-growing Chinese economy,” said William Smiley, co-head of equity capital markets for Asia ex-Japan at Goldman Sachs.
IPOs place Shanghai Stock Exchange at top of global bourses By Chen Jia | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-21 16:04 Share The Shanghai Stock Exchange. [Photo/CFP.CN]
The Shanghai Stock Exchange ranked at the top among global bourses in terms of IPO deals in 2020, driven by the country s reform of a registration-based IPO issuance system, according to a report issued by EY on Monday.
As China controlled the coronavirus pandemic at an earlier stage, IPO activities in the A-share market remained strong this year, which hit the highest level in a decade in terms of fundraising, the report indicated.
By the end of 2020, 395 companies are expected to be listed on the A-share market, which will raise about 470 billion yuan, the highest level since 2010. The amount of raised funds is likely to increase by 55 percent from a year earlier, and it account for nearly 45 percent of the total amount globally, the report said.