Lithuania

Lithuanian company raising money ahead of maturity next year

Potential for Russia retaliation in CEE region escalates

Debut hits price target in rare Baltic corporate issue

Investors see little reason to play in primary

Investors expect most demand for Lithuania's issue to be from non-EM focused accounts

More liquid Latvia to be used as pricing comparable for Lithuania

Baltics Classified Group, the online classified advertising company focused on the Baltic region, has opened the books on its £238m IPO on the London Stock Exchange.

Shares in two companies, listed on Wednesday, are trading below their IPO price, with bankers blaming more volatile market conditions for the disappointing moves.

Ignitis Grupe, the state-owned Lithuanian energy and utility company, has opened books on its IPO on the Nasdaq Vilinus and London Stock Exchange. The company’s listing will benefit from a framework agreement signed with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, under which it will participate in the IPO.

Ignitis Grupe, the state-owned Lithuanian energy and utility company, has begun marketing its IPO and is hoping that interest from investors concerned with environmental, social and governance [ESG] factors will lead to a higher valuation.

Ignitis Grupe, the state-owned Lithuanian energy and utility company, has filed IPO paperwork in preparation for a listing in Vilinus and London.

The Republic of Lithuania returned to bond markets for its second trade in less than three months on Tuesday, tapping euro investors for a 30 year trade.