At the end of the 1990s, the state of JPMorgan's European equity capital markets (ECM) business looked in jeopardy. Drained by a sometimes painful merger with Chase Manhattan and the inevitable staff exits, its presence in the market was negligible.rnIt is a very different picture now. In 2006, JPMorgan's share of the Europe, Middle East and Africa equity issuance market jumped by 30%, and in the league tables it rose from sixth to joint first in terms of the number of eligible deals completed, and to second by dollar volume. In die year to date, it is first for global equity and equity-linked business, and second in Europe.
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