SAN DIEGO, Feb. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sagient Research Systems, a leading publisher of independent research for the financial services and institutional investment communities, today announced that J.P. Morgan Cazenove Ltd, Patersons Securities Ltd, and Canaccord Capital Corp ranked as the most active investment bank for private placements by public issuers in 2009 in each of their respective countries, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada.
Sagient Research also announced that the 2009 U.K. private placement market totaled GBP 26.87 billion (USD $42.71 billion at the time of closing) raised through 427 transactions*.
In addition, the 2009 Australian private placement market totaled AUD 37.56 billion (USD $28.72 billion at the time of closing) raised through 474 transactions*.
Furthermore, the 2009 Canadian private placement market totaled CAD $6.09 billion (USD $5.49 billion at the time of closing) raised through 500 transactions*.
PlacementTracker, a flagship product of Sagient Research Systems, is well recognized as the leading provider of research, data, and analytics covering the U.S. private placement (PIPE) market. Commenting on the League Tables, Tassanee Sukramule, vice president of PlacementTracker, said, "We are excited to maintain our position as the sole provider of research on the international private placement and placing market. The United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada continue to be the most active areas of private placements [outside of the US] and we hope to see other countries like Brazil and China increase their activity in 2010 as well. We congratulate all of the active investment banks in the global private placement market for a solid year in 2009 after overcoming the financial calamity of 2008."
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2009 UK Private Placement Market Investment Banking League Table
by Number of Transactions*
| Investment Banking Firm | Transaction Count | Total Amount Placed |
| J.P. Morgan Cazenove Limited | 32 | GBP 12,453,526,375 |
| RBS Hoare Govett Limited | 27 | GBP 13,799,755,405 |
| Mirabaud Securities Limited | 17 | GBP 527,983,147 |
| Merrill Lynch International | 16 | GBP 4,795,936,800 |
| Canaccord Adams Limited | 15 | GBP 275,306,440 |
| Cenkos Securities Limited | 15 | GBP 273,935,001 |
| KBC Peel Hunt | 14 | GBP 848,342,547 |
| Numis Securities Limited | 14 | GBP 747,524,232 |
| Seymour Pierce Ellis | 14 | GBP 107,798,792 |
| Daniel Stewart & Company PLC | 12 | GBP 25,848,939 |
2009 Australian Private Placement Market Investment Banking League Table
by Number of Transactions*
| Investment Banking Firm | Transaction Count | Total Amount Placed |
| Patersons Securities Limited | 42 | AUD 537,439,915 |
| Hartleys Limited | 21 | AUD 302,339,158 |
| Macquarie Capital Advisors Limited | 18 | AUD 9,346,067,360 |
| UBS Securities Australia Limited | 14 | AUD 7,769,661,913 |
| ABN AMRO Morgans Limited | 14 | AUD 800,328,081 |
| Euroz Securities Limited | 14 | AUD 505,071,885 |
| Wilson HTM Corporate Finance Limited | 12 | AUD 331,429,715 |
| Southern Cross Equities Limited | 11 | AUD 357,151,734 |
| Bell Potter Securities Limited | 10 | AUD 393,255,817 |
| BBY Limited | 10 | AUD 183,172,331 |
2009 Canadian Private Placement Market Investment Banking League Table
by Number of Transactions*
| Investment Banking Firm | Transaction Count | Total Amount Placed |
| Canaccord Capital Corporation | 27 | CAD 678,890,776 |
| Dundee SecuritiesCorporation | 20 | CAD 607,790,182 |
| GMP Securities Ltd. | 19 | CAD 521,470,449 |
| Haywood Securities, Inc. | 19 | CAD 327,198,766 |
| First Canadian Securities Inc. | 14 | CAD 22,893,363 |
| Wellington West Capital Markets, Inc. | 12 | CAD 127,030,486 |
| Cormark Securities Inc. | 10 | CAD 240,024,915 |
| Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Limited | 10 | CAD 33,125,683 |
| PI Financial Corporation | 9 | CAD 147,161,920 |
| Research Capital Corporation | 9 | CAD 105,340,611 |
*Investment Banking rankings include all equity and equity-linked private placement transactions conducted by public companies with a primary listing on the AIM and London Stock Exchange (for UK Transactiosn), the Australian Securities Exchange (for Australian Transactions), and the Toronto Stock Exchange, Toronto Venture Exchange, and Canada's New Exchange (for Canadian Transactions). On transactions where an investment banking firm has acted solely as Financial Advisor, that transaction has been excluded from that firm's ranking. Co-agented transactions award full transaction credit to all agents participating (regardless of status of lead agent or co-agent). Data is for closed transactions reported as of February 4, 2010.
A primary listing outside the U.S. is designated by PlacementTracker when the issuer has no U.S. listing or when the issuer has a U.S. dual-listing on the Pink Sheets. An issuer with a U.S. dual listing on the NYSE, AMEX, NASDAQ, or OTC-BB is classified as a U.S. issuer by PlacementTracker.
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