巴克莱公司正准备在时隔近十年后重启其在印度的股本资本市场业务，借助全球最活跃的融资市场之一的股票发行激增。
Plc is preparing to restart its equity capital market business in India after nearly a decade, capitalizing on a surge in share sales in one of the world’s busiest markets for fundraising.
“这正是我们本已非常强大的批发银行业务中缺失的一个重要产品，”巴克莱印度首席执行官普拉莫德·库马尔在新德里彭博新经济论坛期间表示。
“That’s one important product missing in our otherwise very strong wholesale banking offering,” Pramod Kumar, chief executive officer of Barclays India, said on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New Delhi.
重返将使这家总部位于伦敦的银行能够在首次公开发行（IPO）项目持续强劲、连续两年创下前所未有交易量的背景下，竞争承销任务。根据伦敦证券交易所集团（LSEG）数据，去年印度投资银行在IPO费用上收入创纪录的4.17亿美元，因上市激增和定价能力提升推动了收入增长。
A return would allow the London-headquartered bank to compete for underwriting mandates as the pipeline for initial public offerings stays strong after two straight years of unprecedented deals. Investment banks earned a record $417 million in IPO fees in India last year, according to data from LSEG, as a surge in listings and improved pricing power boosted revenues.
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Read: Wall Street Bosses Look Past Pain Points to Ramp Up India Bets (2)“We do believe India will offer a long-term opportunity for banks like us to help our clients in meeting their capital needs across debt as well as equity,” Kumar said.
根据监管机构网站的数据，约有170家公司已获印度证券交易委员会批准进行IPO，另有115家公司正等待决定。
About 170 companies have received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for IPOs, while another 115 are awaiting a decision, according to the regulator’s website.
这一热潮吸引了包括阿联酋国民银行（Emirates NBD PJSC）和星展集团（DBS Group Holdings Ltd.）在内的全球投资银行加大在印度的布局。随着国内公司利用与本地企业和投资者的关系争取越来越多的承销任务，竞争也在加剧。
The boom has drawn greater interest from global investment banks including Emirates NBD PJSC and DBS Group Holdings Ltd. in expanding their presence in India. Competition is also intensifying as domestic firms use their relationships with local companies and investors to win a growing share of mandates.