European IPOs
Interest from institutional and retail investors in Poland’s PGE shows that Europe’s IPO drought may be ending
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Maxis set to raise $3.3bn in IPO
Malaysia’s leading mobile phone operator is set to raise $3.3bn in the country’s largest initial public offering and the biggest in south east Asia since 1992
Minsheng plans $4.7bn IPO
Long-delayed roadshow due to start
TPG’s IPO exit is echo of buy-out glory days
TPG and Blum to receive a $1.8bn cash return
Merlin theme park group eyes listing
IPO could set stage for flurry of flotations
Reliance Life eyes India listing
Life insurer aims to break even next year
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Chinese IPOs
A wave of mainland Chinese companies are rushing to sell shares after the Hang Seng index in Hong Kong recovered from a dip in March. So far, investors have been eager to snap up these shares as China is on course to remain the fastest growing among leading world economies
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Psychology behind high fees for underwriting
When the chief executive of AIG said he wanted to halve the fees paid to Wall Street banks to take the insurer’s units public, he raised an issue that has long vexed companies looking to raise capital.
Private equity-backed IPOs will need a new look
Private equity companies face a specific and additional obstacle compared with, say, entrepreneurs selling the companies they founded: debt
Itchy private equity ready for IPO spurt
Global markets rally encourages buy-out groups to look again at stock market flotations for portfolio companies taken private in the credit boom
Asia braced for wave of flotations
Asia is expecting a strong pick-up in market listings after a steady flow of flotations in Hong Kong and amid growing expectations that Beijing could soon allow domestic listings again after almost a year
Max IPO sparks hopes of flotation thaw
The UK’s first initial public offering of the year raised hopes of a broader recovery as Max Property Group raised £200m and saw its first day share price rise 30 per cent to 130p
Equity market rebound fuels hopes for revival of IPOs
The global equity capital markets have shown signs of life in recent weeks but a rush to the public markets is likely to take a lot longer to materialise
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