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Right issues are becoming increasingly popular in EMEA nations as firms turn to their existing shareholders to help fund their expansion plans. In fact, in every year since 2004, the volume of EMEA rights issuance has risen. And with the sole exception of 2009, the value of the proceeds of rights issues used to make M&A deals has also moved north. While company valuations...
2010-03-03Finance
While CMS Russia and a variety of investment banks are forecasting an improvement in Russia's 2010 M&A outlook, there is a variety of reasons to be cautious. In terms of inbound...
2010-03-02Finance
It seems regulation does not only create losers: infrastructure is set to benefit from the European Commission's Solvency II directive, which is expected by Hannover Re to increase...
2010-03-01Financing Strategies
Right issues are becoming increasingly popular in EMEA nations as firms turn to their existing shareholders to help fund their expansion plans. In fact, in every year since 2004,...
2010-03-03It seems regulation does not only create losers: infrastructure is set to benefit from the European Commission's Solvency II directive, which is expected by Hannover Re to increase...
2010-03-01Turkey
Oger Telecom (OG) has notified Turkey's government that it would like to increase its stake in Türk Telekom (TT) if the state proceeds with the further privatisation of the fixed-line...
2010-02-24Gone are the days when sovereign debt was the preserve of investors looking for a low-yield safe haven. With Greek sovereign debt now paying steadily higher yields (it reached 6.1%...
2010-02-19If we are to believe the newspaper headlines, EMEA is to become the new Eldorado of IPOs in 2010. After raising US$9.9bn in 2009 or the smallest amount since 2003, EMEA IPOs are expected...
2010-01-26Exillon Energy's November IPO, which was the first London IPO by an oil explorer in more than a year, has inspired a number of explorers to follow suit. After a disastrous 2009 when...
2010-01-26While Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan are thinking about moving some operations out of London on the back of the 50% tax on bonuses, Russian companies have rekindled their love affair...
2010-01-12Until now, it looked like no one other than Russian state banks would be willing to become involved in the Hong Kong IPO of Russian aluminium producer Rusal. Well, the doomsayers...
2009-12-29While CMS Russia and a variety of investment banks are forecasting an improvement in Russia's 2010 M&A outlook, there is a variety of reasons to be cautious. In terms of inbound...
2010-03-02It is a well-known fact that the best time for M&A from an acquirer's perspective is just as companies start to exit the recession. Valuations are still cheap while an improving...
2010-02-23Russia
Moscow-based conglomerate Sistema has taken a major step towards developing an integrated oil business after submitting a regulatory petition on February 12 to acquire 49% of Russneft,...
2010-02-17United Kingdom
US food giant Kraft's GBP11.6bn (US$18.2bn) takeover of UK confectioner Cadbury has created a new global confectionery giant. Analysts are already speculating as to what the impact...
2010-02-17Considering the increasing popularity of emerging market private equity, it comes as a surprise that Turkey is not more of a hotspot for private equity. Add on the obvious scarcity...
2010-02-09United Kingdom
With Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) securing its first capital markets mandate in Europe, for English Premier League football club Manchester United's US$800mn high-yield bond issue,...
2010-01-15In the Market Leader of the October 5 publication, CFW had raised the question 'How Long Before A Rights Issue Flops?'. It now seems that investors may not be willing to play the...
2009-10-13Following a 45% decline in asset values, the UK commercial property market is a prime target for an investor looking to buy on the cheap. This logic has appealed to the sovereign...
2009-10-06
