IPO And Privatisation Analysis

The announcement of immediate divestment of state-owned stakes in infrastructure assets, as part of a wider divestment venture to raise EUR3bn, verifies BMI's core view for Greece -... 2010-06-04

Salman Babayev, general director of Russian rail operator Freight One, a subsidiary of state-owned Russian Railways (RZD), is positive over the possibility of offering 25% plus one... 2010-06-02

The Ukrainian government has outlined another plan to privatise the state-owned fixed-line incumbent operator, Ukrtelecom. The government intends to sell its entire 92.79% stake in... 2010-05-26

On the back of a string of overseas listings by Russian firms, the return of domestic issuance by Russian companies will certainly be welcomed by Moscow. A renewed impetus for listings... 2010-04-12

When private equity (PE) fund Providence announced that it was putting Kabel Deutschland on the IPO block, many in the market were hoping that this could signal a revival of private... 2010-03-23

Good things often spring from the worst situations, and so it goes with Portugal's financial woes. Portugal has decided that the debt problem does not merely require a cut in state... 2010-03-22

Turkey-based food and drink giant Yildiz Holding, owner of the luxury chocolate company Godiva, is contemplating initial public offerings (IPOs) for some of its core units as it continues... 2010-03-15

If 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... 2010-01-26

Exillon 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... 2010-01-26

While 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... 2010-01-12