After disappointing performance in the A-share market and scandals in 2013, underwriters in China have shifted into high gear with the resumption of initial public offering activity earlier this year.

According to data from Thomson Reuters, in the first half of 2014, securities underwriters in China sold more than $25.27 billion worth of stocks.

Here are the top 10 underwriters in China in the first half of 2014.

No 10 China Merchants Securities Co Ltd

Proceeds amount: $713.8 million

Number of issues: 5

People gather in front of or walk past a branch of China Merchants Securities in Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province, March 9, 2013. [Photo/IC]

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