Hats off to NIB Holdings for braving equity capital markets and pushing ahead with its $135 million institutional placement on Wednesday.
With the US CPI number not due to print until Thursday night, Australian time, no ASX-listed company had been out with a placement or rights issue worth more than a few million dollars all week.
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Anthony Macdonald is a Chanticleer columnist. He is a former Street Talk co-editor and has 10 years' experience as a business journalist and worked at PwC, auditing and advising financial services companies. Connect with Anthony on Twitter. Email Anthony at a.macdonald@afr.com
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