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Samsung Life anchors Asia’s equity markets

April 26, 2010  

From Pamela Tang

Investors responded enthusiastically to Samsung Life’s record breaking IPO, while Axiata’s US$300 million bond issue also ignited interest. Asiamoney.com rounds up last week’s regional capital markets activity.

Samsung Life Insurance made a splash last week when it raised W4.9 trillion (US$4.4 billion) in what is South Korea’s largest IPO to date.

The firm, which is the country’s largest insurer, sold 44.4 million shares...


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 LOCAL CURRENCY DCM

Rank Bookrunner Value ($m) No. %Share
1 Samsung Securities Co 1,079 13 4.8
2 China Development Bank Corp 1,066 3 4.8
3 KB Financial Group Inc 1,052 10 4.7
4 Daewoo Securities 950 8 4.2
5 Korea Investment & Securities 865 14 3.9
6 Woori Investment & Securities 854 12 3.8
7 SK Securities 758 8 3.4
8 CITIC Securities 686 2 3.1
9 Dongbu Group 650 10 2.9
10 Haitong Securities 649 2 2.9
Subtotal 8,609 70 38.4
Total 22,396 168 100.0

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