IPO And Privatisation Analysis

Until 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... 2009-12-29

The sale of a majority stake in the Warsaw stock exchange (WSE) is the flagship of Poland's privatisation programme. This means that if the deal goes sour, the Polish government will... 2009-11-20

It is a testimony to the still battered state of the private equity (PE) industry that PE firms are looking at the spoils from a Kraft-Cadbury carve-out rather than making a bid for... 2009-11-11

The promises of privatisation made by Russian Prime Minister Putin in October are already turning into real IPOs, as Exillon Energy now looks to be the first company to list on the... 2009-11-09

Where would Europe be without its Emerging component? Europe is the laggard in the IPO revival with only US$900mn raised in the year so far, far less than the US$37.8bn raised in... 2009-11-03

The Polish government has announced that it would sell a 10% stake in Europe's second-largest copper miner KGHM. The stake is valued at PLN1.7bn (US$600mn). Because the state holds... 2009-08-12

Though a great deal of activity has occurred of late in emerging Europe's telecommunications market, the ongoing turmoil in financial markets has meant disappointment for those expecting... 2008-10-30

The long delayed sale of a 51% stake in Turkey's Petkim Petrokimya Holding (Petkim) was completed on May 30. The controlling stake was bought by a consortium led by Azerbaijan's state... 2008-06-06

The Ukrainian privatisation agency, the State Property Fund, has announced the sale of majority stakes in 10 of the state's electricity firms. In March the sale of 60% plus one share... 2008-04-08