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Bankers see firms tapping equity markets as clouds clear

(Reuters) - A growing number of U.S. companies such as Facebook and Carlyle Group lining up to go public and a smattering of U.S. and European secondary offerings are once again giving investment bankers hope that the moribund equity capital markets may finally be waking up. The S&P 500 has risen 12 percent in the first quarter and the market volatility tracker VIX is at five-year lows as fears about the U.S. economy and the euro zone debt crisis ease, prompting more companies to tap the public markets after being effectively shut out for the last few months. ...

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