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Europe’s equity investors finally have some IPOs to consider again, after the volatility caused by the spread of Covid-19 scuttled most deals in the first half of the year. But they remain selective: only companies in sectors that are either immune to the pandemic or have benefited from it will get a hearing. Aidan Gregory reports. -
Instone Real Estate, the German property company, has unveiled plans for a €182m rights issue to finance an acceleration of its growth strategy.
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Nomura has cut jobs in its investment banking business in Europe over the summer, following losses in leveraged finance, as its new chief executive eyes up other regions for growth, writes David Rothnie.
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Evidence is building that two of the biggest trends in investing — activism and environmental, social and governance awareness — are actually in conflict. Activist hedge funds not only worsen companies’ ESG performance, a study suggests, but seek out companies with high ESG values for attack.
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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer XPeng raised $1.5bn this week, after increasing the size of its US listing and pricing it above the marketed range.
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Aveva, the UK software company, is buying US industrial software firm OSIsoft for an enterprise value of $5bn, with billions of dollars in bridge financing in place as the acquisitive company prepares a chunky equity raise.
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