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  • The Financial Conduct Authority’s plan to look at helping US-style special purpose acquisition companies list in London smacks of short-termism. Even in the US, the epicentre of the Spac craze, there is a growing clamour for the Securities and Exchange Commission to toughen listing rules.
  • Alphawave, the Canadian company that develops technology for the semiconductor industry, is targeting a valuation of up to £3.2bn, according to the terms of its IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
  • The IPO of Suse, the German open-source software company, was covered quickly during its first day of bookbuilding in Frankfurt.
  • The Philippines’ equity capital markets got another boost this week as Monde Nissin Corp was swamped by investors placing pre-launch bids for its upcoming billion-dollar IPO, set to be the country’s largest ever listing. The market is shaping up to be one of the busiest in southeast Asia this year, tapping into growth in the consumer sector. Jonathan Breen reports.
  • Bombardier has exited Alstom, the French maker of rolling stock, having sold the last of its shares through a €506m accelerated bookbuild on Tuesday night.
  • A €1.15bn block trade in shares of Daimler, the German carmaker, was greeted warmly by investors on Tuesday night and has traded well in the aftermarket on Wednesday.
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