By Maiya Keidan TORONTO - A recent C$4.6 billion capital raise by Enbridge and a raft of new U.S. deals have spurred optimism for a revival in Canadian equity capital markets issuance,By Maiya Keidan
"I think there is evidence out there that for the right transaction for the right reasons, investors will show up," said François Carrier, co-head of Desjardins Capital Markets. Hopes of a revival have, however, increased in recent weeks after a flurry of new large offerings in the Unite States, and Enbridge's deal.
"There is a long list of companies out there...that have been doing quite well over the last while and that are starting to dust off their IPO plans and their work plans to reinvigorate the process," said Jeff Hershenfield, co-head of the Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions Group at law firm Stikeman Elliott in Toronto.
But not many dealmakers are expecting a rush of supply with an uncertain macroeconomic environment still keeping secondary equity markets volatile.