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Companies with weak balance sheets will find it difficult to raise equity capital in the weeks ahead after oil prices plunged 30% overnight, tipping global stockmarkets into bear market territory. The difficulty is likely to be particularly acute for companies in sectors heavily exposed to the spread of the Covid-19 virus, such as energy, travel and tourism. -
Danish pharmaceuticals company Bavarian Nordic has announced an Nkr2.8bn (€378m) rights issue to fund its acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s commercial and manufacturing rights to Rabipur, a treatment for rabies, and Encepur, a vaccine against tick-borne encephalitis.
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Shares in Norwegian Air Shuttle, the Norwegian airline, fell more than 25% on Friday morning after the company scrapped its profit guidance for 2020 because of the mounting economic damage caused by the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
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Capita raised £719m of equity in May 2018 via a deal that was billed as the path to securing its financial future after a difficult period for the outsourcing sector. However, the firm has now conceded that the amount raised was not enough to offset its decline in revenues.
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Shares in Intu Properties, the UK real estate investment trust focused on shopping centres, tanked this week after the company said on Wednesday morning that it has called off its £1bn-plus rights issue due to “extreme” market conditions.
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Aston Martin, the UK automobile manufacturer, has launched its £317m ($408.78m) rights issue as part of an overall £500m equity raise. The funding is part of a strategic turnaround plan for the misfiring company, and comes despite markets being spooked over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus.
