Lock-up expiries promises equity party but picky investors may crash issuers

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Lock-up expiries promises equity party but picky investors may crash issuers

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A $900m sale of stock in cleaning services giant ISS on Monday could be the first of a splurge of supply in the blocks market as lock-ups expire and vendors become free to sell stakes in companies they floated in H1. But investor jitters could mean that the demand might not there to meet them when they arrive, writes Andrew Griffin.

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