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Booming metal prices could bring more equity deals
International tension has propelled valuations in the sector up, tempting issuers
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Investors have given a rapturous reception for companies raising equity capital to undertake mergers and acquisitions, given the quiet elsewhere in ECM. -
Potential sellers in the EMEA equity capital markets are still waiting for an improvement in market conditions before launching trades, with little activity outside of primary capital raises taking place across Europe.
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GB Group, the UK-based data intelligence firm, won strong approval from investors for its strategic acquisition of IDology, a US company that provides ID verification and fraud detection services.
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Earnings growth in Europe appears to be slowing with a number of corporates missing estimates as they report their latest numbers — increasing the chance that issuers will need to turn to equity markets to raise primary capital.
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Shares in Symrise, the German supplier of food flavouring and fragrances, rose as much as 2.1% on Friday morning after the company completed a €400m capital increase to finance its acquisition of International Dehydrated Foods in the US.
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European equity markets may have rallied since the start of the year but that is not translating into more equity block trades in the region. Low risk appetite among investors and reluctance among sellers to launch trades at wider discounts are to blame, writes Aidan Gregory.
