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UK public equity markets are easier to use after recent reforms, but now comes the hard task of stimulating activity
Underwriting left unused after deal is 33% oversubscribed
Shareholder-backed recapitalisation will help reduce debt and prepare assets for sale or listing
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Ferretti, the Italian manufacturer of luxury yachts, launched its long awaited IPO on Monday. Investors are being sold a story of glamour and luxury, but there are some concerns after the losses many suffered during the IPO of Aston Martin, last year’s prominent luxury listing.
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The renewed dovishness of the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank (ECB) may consign both Europe and the US to the same fate as Japan when it experienced its lost decades of stagnant growth. Central banks will find the tools they’ve used since the financial crisis have simply worn out when the next one hits.
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech has settled its Hong Kong SAR listing at the bottom of the price guidance, mopping up HK$3.21bn ($410m) from the first post-earnings season IPO in the city.
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Budweiser Brewing Company Apac has revived its Hong Kong IPO two months after a headline-grabbing flop. But a smaller target size, a stamp of approval from a high-profile cornerstone investor and the off-loading of an unattractive chunk of its business all mean that the firm has a better chance of success this time around. Jonathan Breen reports.
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Ubisoft Entertainment, the French video games developer behind Far Cry and Assassins Creed, issued a five year €526m convertible bond, adding to the wave of issuance in Europe over the past fortnight.
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The London Stock Exchange Group has bolstered its M&A defence team against a hostile bid from its Hong Kong rival with the appointment of JP Morgan.
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