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Inside this issue

• A look at the role of independent advisers in recent prominent IPOs

• Is this the time for companies seeking to go public to negotiate better fee structures? - -

Content

Floating – but plain sailing cannot be guaranteed

Bankers predict a raft of new issues although conditions are expected to stay choppy, writes Jennifer Hughes

Private equity: Investors aim to ride IPO wave

Martin Arnold on the flotations that could fuel recovery

Pre-emption: Knowing your rights is a serious issue

Kate Burgess on a concept that is gaining ground beyond Europe

HeidelbergCement: A company strengthens its foundations

Daniel Schäffer explains the restructuring

Boutiques: Old-school financiers step in to boost trust

Miles Johnson on the returning vogue for independent advisers

Chinese IPOs: Bumper year raises expectations for 2010

Robert Cookson on the prospects for new listings in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong

The real deal: Why it still takes courage to go Dutch

The fees banks charge their clients for taking a stock public never seem to come under heavy pricing pressure, write Lina Saigol

Convertibles look ahead to sunny days

Is it debt, or equity? This is the perennial question for investors faced by convertible bonds, the best-known financing product in the territory between straight ownership securities, such as stocks, and debt.