Equity and debt issuance by Asia Pacific companies outside of 
Japan surged in the first half of 2007 as firms went on a 
fund-raising spree to capitalise on the region's booming economic 
growth, while M&A activity climbed to record levels, boosting 
revenues for investment banks. 
   Equity underwriting and regional M&A activity are expected to 
continue firing on all cylinders for the rest of the year, but 
volatile debt markets have put a number of debt offerings on the 
shelf, and threaten to cut off private equity firms from funding 
buyouts with cheap credit. 
    Following are some recent stories from Reuters on Asian 
issuance and M&A activity: 
  CLICK ON THE CODES IN BRACKETS TO SEE THE STORIES 
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 
> Asia M&A activity soars 50 pct in record H1     [ID:nHKG328458] 
> Australia's Consolidated rejects Territory bid  [ID:nSYU230236] 
> Fujitsu to look elsewhere if GFI bid fails        [ID:nT330160] 
> CSR to buy Pilkington unit from NSG for A$690mln[ID:nSYD215672] 
> Guangshen nails $1.3 bln China rail buy         [ID:nHKG289655] 
> POSCO, Arcelor Mittal in cooperation talks      [ID:nSEO216132] 
> Blackstone pulls out of bidding for Coles-source[ID:nSYD214237] 
> Corporate Japan rebuffs activist investors        [ID:nT316102] 
> SingTel confirms to buy Warid stake for $758 mln[ID:nISL233637] 
  EQUITY ISSUANCE/IPOs 
> Asia equity issuance storms forward in H1       [ID:nHKG294300] 
> Genting International plans $1.5bln rights offer[ID:nSIN156612] 
> India's SBI eyes big expansion, may sell shares [ID:nBOM230994] 
> Stella's HK IPO set to price at top of range    [ID:nHKG302121] 
> Samsung Card surges on Seoul debut              [ID:nSEO277908] 
> Australia RAMS opts for IPO over private equity [ID:nSYD218231] 
> Fosun raises IPO size by 6 pct to $1.48 bln     [ID:nHKG311012] 
> COSCO shares nearly double in Shanghai debut    [ID:nSHA280814] 
> PetroChina plans $6 bln Shanghai share sale      [ID:nHKG41842] 
> China Mobile eyes biggest ever Shanghai listing [ID:nSHA210595] 
> Indian realty firm DLF raises $2.25 bln         [ID:nBOM105338] 
  DEBT ISSUANCE 
> Asia debt offers hit record; is slowing temporary?[nHKG340922] 
> S.Korea Kia Motors delays 5-yr dlr bond sale   [ID:nSEO310500] 
> China bank launches 1st offshore RMB bond in HK[ID:nHKG301375] 
> Malaysia Cagamas unveils 60bln rgt debt program[ID:nKLR183316] 
> China Dev Bank fails to sell 8 bln yuan ABS    [ID:nSHA286349] 
> India's IDBI says to raise $1.5 bln via bonds  [ID:nBOM240143] 
> Record Citigroup offer shows Samurai bond revival[ID:nT185289] 
> NAB prices A$750 mln 10-year sub debt          [ID:nSYU002533] 
> China launches key reform on corp bond issuance[ID:nSHA142814] 
> Thai PTTEP sets $360 million bond coupons      [ID:nBKK230057] 
> Singapore F&N may sell S$300mln in bonds-source[ID:nSIN216188] 
> ANZ considers 350 mln pounds UK Tier 1 issue   [ID:nSYD156569] 
> Commonwealth Bank plans to upsize hybrid offer [ID:nSYD177745] 
  ANALYSES 
> Squalls ahead at mid-year but investors hold course[nL26897107] 
> Nomura, Daiwa late arrivals to Asia rush          [ID:nT279221] 
> Politics hold back Thai IPO revival             [ID:nBKK200386] 
> China to allow city banks to float shares       [ID:nSHA239174] 
> Backdoor listings boom as Singapore IPOs slow   [ID:nSIN252549] 
> Australian fund firms rush to IPO market         [ID:nSYD23996] 
> Indonesia's deal market needs a government boost  [ID:nSP27286] 
> Australia banks look afar as IPOs scarce DownUnder[ID:nSP31158] 
> Australia farm groups seen ripe for takeovers   [ID:nSYD268300] 
> M&A deals to rise for Asian tech firms           [ID:nTP274701] 
> Banks woo S.Korea brokerages ahead of Big Bang  [ID:nSEO235910] 
  FACTBOXES/TABLE 
> Asia investment banking fees hit H1 record      [ID:nHKG341779] 
> Asia ex-Japan H1 offshore bond issuance         [ID:nHKG342180] 
> Bond, share sales delayed by volatile markets   [ID:nL28722439] 
> World's largest IPOs of 2007                     [ID:nLA243598] 
> Asia stock market Q2 rankings-China gains 43 pct [ID:nSP169533] 
  HOW TO FIND UP-TO-THE-MINUTE HEADLINES 
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 Company results           [RES]  Economic indicators     [ECI] 
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 European Companies [TOP/EQE]  Global Economy      [TOP/MACRO] 
 Technology        [TOP/TECH]  Telecommunications  [TOP/TELCO] 
 Media            [TOP/MEDIA]  Banking, Financials   [TOP/FIN] 
 Politics & General   [TOP/G]  Corporate Finance   [TOP/DEALS] 
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