IPO And Privatisation Analysis

BMI View: Brazil Pharma's intial public offering (IPO) will be successful and we expect many institutional investors to purchase stakes in the company, which differentiates itself from... 2011-06-22

News: France-based entertainment and telecoms group Vivendi secured approval from the Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defence (CADE) on March 23 2011 for its acquisition... 2011-03-28

Chile has announced plans to sell its minority stakes in four water utilities in an attempt to bolster state finances. CFW expects that the sales will raise substantial interest owing... 2010-12-24

Brazilian Private Equity (PE) stands poised for its moment in the sun. CFW notes that although Brazil has been disproportionately ignored by PE in the past, investors are really starting... 2010-11-24

Independent Karoon Gas Australia is preparing to launch an PO of shares in its Latin American unit in November 2010. Karoon is hoping to benefit from the strong wave of investor interest... 2010-10-28

Paraguay is moving forward with plans to open its public infrastructure up to private investors. In a move that has been labelled as a concession process, in an effort to distance it... 2010-10-01

Mexican mass grocery retailer (MGR) Grupo Comercial Chedraui launched its initial public offering (IPO) on the Mexico City stock market on April 30 2010, making it the first in Mexico... 2010-05-12

Spanish major Repsol YPF is planning to sell 40% of its Brazilian assets to fund the multibillion-dollar development of its subsalt reserves. An initial public offering (IPO) of... 2010-05-05

The race is on. With the Brazilian economy forecast to face increasing headwinds in 2010, local companies are racing to access the nation's capital markets before the window begins... 2010-01-27