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Bondholders Turning To Private Placements

Enough is enough for Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services, at least when it comes to public debt holdings. The Canadian insurance company's experience as a BCE bondholder has convinced its chief executive and president, Yvon Charest, to stick with debt private place-ments instead.

Equitable Group Looking To Raise $39 Million

Equitable Group, a Toronto-based mortgage lender, is planning to raise $39 million (C$39.6 million) from a private placement and secondary offering of common stock.

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RBS priced a $235 million deal for Australia's Computershare, a financial market services and technology provider for the global securities industry.

Talk of Peru Is More than Ado

Banco de Credito del Peru (BCP), a pro in the future flows world, is poised to price a deal backed by diversified payment rights (DPRs) shortly. Two of its peers that have yet to tap this market, BBVA Banco Continental and Interbank Peru, are reportedly planning debuts. Why this spark of activity from Peru?

Canadian Hydro Developers Circles up Deal

Scotia Capital Inc. and BMO Nesbitt Burns closed a C$75.9 million ($74.5 million) private placement for Canadian Hydro Developers last week, according to market sources.

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