Latest EMEA Follow-Ons/Rights issues news

• Brexit taking its toll as fund managers pull away from UK

  

  Global investor confidence in UK equities has tumbled so far in August, according to the latest fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, marking the largest monthly drop in sentiment towards the UK since the Brexit referendum.

  • 15 Aug 2018

• Turkey exposes European stocks but contagion unlikely

  

  The market chaos caused by investor panic over Turkey hit the shares of European companies this week, but the risk of a systemic crisis is low, said analysts.

  • 14 Aug 2018

• Aryzta cooks up €800m capital raise after Ebitda slide

  

  Shares in Aryzta, the bakery listed in Ireland and Switzerland, fell as much as 10% on Monday morning after the company said it plans to raise €800m via a rights issue to shore up its balance sheet after a series of profit warnings this year.

  • 13 Aug 2018

• Glenveagh Properties finalises €213m placing

  

  Glenveagh Properties, the Irish housing developer owned by Oaktree Capital, has concluded the final leg of its €213m placing, conditional placing and open offer, which it originally announced in July to finance the acquisition of more land in Ireland.

  • 10 Aug 2018

• Countrywide turns to equity sale to offset debt woes

  

  UK estate agent Countrywide has turned to the equity capital markets to resolve its debt issues and has initiated a share sale to raise £129m as part of its “Absolute Growth Plan” to turn its fortunes around.

  • 02 Aug 2018

• African Reit raises $132m prior to London listing

  

  Grit Real Estate Income Group, the pan-African real estate company based in Mauritius, has raised $132.1m through the sale of 92.4m shares in a placing to investors, prior to listing in London on Tuesday.

  • 30 Jul 2018

• UK ECM experiencing strong summer

  

  The UK ECM market is having a good summer, with several large transactions and important deals executed, despite much of the market being shuttered up for the holiday season.

  • 30 Jul 2018

• Greencoat Renewables raises €111m for Irish wind investing

  Greencoat Renewables, the renewable energy fund listed in Dublin and London, has raised €111m to fund Irish windfarm acquisitions.

  • 25 Jul 2018

• Prysmian rights issue shows quality can survive political turmoil

  

  The smooth execution of cable firm Prysmian's rights issue, which was priced last week, is a further indicator that good Italian companies will still be able to utilise equity capital market solutions, no matter how unstable the country’s political future might look.

  • 23 Jul 2018

• Future brings £105m rights issue to finance US takeover of Purch

  

  Future Plc, the UK magazine publisher, plans to raise £105m via a fully underwritten rights issue to fund its takeover of Purch, the US technology and science magazine publisher.

  • 18 Jul 2018

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