ING Barings pulled its $100m IPO for frozen food and fishing company Bintuni Minaraya (BMR) this week as the rupiah dropped to its lowest value yet and questions remained as to the issue's structure. BMR is the holding company of one of the top safe haven stocks in Indonesia, Daya Guna Samudera (DGS), and accounts for almost half of the group's earnings. DGS was floated in October this year. According to one Jakarta-based bank president, some investors believe BMR is essentially selling the same company twice, since DGS is the most valuable part of the company.
December 19, 1997