The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Sept. 7, edition that the slump in stock sales ended late Tuesday, as investment banks staged a successful $4-billion equity offering for Enbridge, pocketing $130-million in fees. The Globe's Andrew Willis writes that on Wednesday, the banks did three more deals. They raised $500-million to help finance insurer Intact Financial's planned $884-million acquisition of a British business. In addition, Peyto Exploration & Development sold $125-million of stock as part of a $636-million purchase of Alberta oil fields. Finally, medical equipment supplier Savaria sold $55-million of stock to pay down debt. The trio of transactions meant another $27-million in fees for the banks. The successful Enbridge deal and the three subsequent equity offerings have deal makers predicting an upturn in acquisitions and stock sales through the rest of the year. On Tuesday night and early Wednesday, the banks received commitments for all the Enbridge shares to investors around the world, with North American and European institutions buying the bulk of the stock, according to an unnamed source working on the transaction. The offering is expected to close Friday.