IPO And Privatisation Analysis

With the first major European IPO of the year gathering momentum, it should not be too much longer before European equity markets can breathe a collective sigh of relief.

On the back of Prime Minister Donald Tusks' re-election in the parliamentary elections held on October 9 2011, Poland's privatisation drive is set to come back into the spotlight. Indeed... 2012-01-31

The list of interested parties in taking over state-backed UK lender

Italian bottled water firm Sorgenti Emiliane Modena (SEM) has decided to cancel a proposed initial public offering (IPO) due to poor market conditions. The firm had previously announced... 2011-07-26

The Nordic region appears to have finally accepted its invite to the global IPO party. Indeed, an increasing amount of Nordic corporates are filing to go public after more than three... 2011-05-10

Poland is eager to sell the family silverware. Indeed, the cash-strapped Eastern European nation is looking to spin-off state assets in a hurry, and with good reason: Warsaw is acutely... 2011-04-20

Russian corporates are coming back for a second bite of the cherry. Ignoring the volatility which has seen a number of potential listings pulled in recent weeks in numerous locations... 2011-03-30

Activity in Russia is heating up. It seems the strong flow of IPO activity among Russian corporates enjoyed last year is continuing to gather steam in 2011.

Siemens' chief financial officer, Joe Kaeser, said on German TV station Deutsches Anleger Fernsehen, there are no plans to bring Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) to the market for an IPO,... 2011-01-19

As u-turns go, this is a collector's item. The former minister for London's financial centre, Paul Myners has declared that he is now in favour of breaking up some of Britain's large... 2010-12-17