Capitalism is coming to Japan. In 1998, there was record issuance of corporate bonds. Last year there was unprecedented mergers and acquisitions activity, as well as record-levels of new and secondary equity issues. And there is no sign of let up. M&A and equity issuance during the first quarter was ahead of the same period in 1999, and almost every investment banker believes the volume of deals this year will exceed last year's...more
Capitalism is coming to Japan. In 1998, there was record issuance of corporate bonds. Last year there was unprecedented mergers and acquisitions activity, as well as record-levels of new and secondary equity issues. And there is no sign of let up. M&A and equity issuance during the first quarter was ahead of the same period in 1999, and almost every investment banker believes the volume of deals this year will exceed last year's...
