MERRILL Lynch has won the coveted role of joint global co-ordinator alongside Deutsche Morgan Grenfell for the DM3bn capital increase for Mannesmann, the German industrial conglomerate. Goldman Sachs will act as joint bookrunner on the deal, one of the most eagerly awaited blue-chip German equity offerings, at a time when the country's leading corporates are queuing up to tap US and international markets.
March 13, 1998