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IPO pipeline strong, but timetables slipping as markets await clarity on tax, growth and defence funding
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Star Health and Allied Insurance filed a draft IPO prospectus with India’s securities regulator this week, become a rare private sector insurer to head for a listing. -
South Korean car rental company Lotte Rental has launched the roadshow for its IPO, looking for up to W850.9bn ($739.2m) in proceeds.
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China Telecom Corp has got the nod from the Chinese securities regulator for a Shanghai listing which, if launched in the second half, could set the record for the largest IPO in the world this year.
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BlackRock, the world’s largest investor, has upped its game on engaging with companies about environmental, social and governance issues this year, especially climate change, under a new manager. But responsible investment supporters are still hoping for more progress, and that the big investors will make the link between their engagement activities and their support for capital markets issues.
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Bridgepoint Group, the UK private equity firm completed a £907m IPO on the London Stock Exchange this week and surged in trading on its first day. Investors said the reason for the deal’s popularity was that it was too cheap to miss out on. But banks, which will look to bring a large number of IPOs in the autumn, are worried that not all issuers will be as accommodating as Bridgepoint, writes Sam Kerr.
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In 2016, JP Morgan launched a service to help its corporate clients fill board positions with directors well versed in corporate governance. Now, as board composition comes under ever greater scrutiny, the bank is expanding the offering into EMEA.
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