The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong had an exuberant year in 2006 when it listed sixty-two companies. The listing of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited on its Main Board earned the exchange the enviable status of being home to the world's largest initial public offering. The HK$333.2 billion in initial public offering capital raised during the year propelled it to the position of second among global exchanges, behind London but ahead of New York. This Article examines an increasingly common feature of initial public offerings in Hong Kong, namely, the introduction of "cornerstone investors" whose participation enhances the general receptiveness to a stock offering. This approach does have a significant downside, however. The new category of "cornerstone investor" may not be...
While the initial wave of modern Islamic banking focused on the retail side of the business, investment banks are the new trailblazers. US and European banks are bidding for Shariah-compliant tranches of major financings to repackage as investment funds. Meanwhile, the oil-rich countries of the Middle East offer a pool of liquidity that is a big draw for financiers and companies seeking to raise capital. Dubai Ports World's takeover of UK-based port operator P&O last year was financed in part with Islamic "bonds," or sukuk, that were oversubscribed more than four times, receiving a total of $11.4 billion in bids. Saudi Arabia is swarming with investment bankers who are eager to bring to market the next batch of initial public offerings to deepen the Saudi stock market. While oil is ...
In his most recent letter to shareholders posted on Halo's Web site, Bienvenu said after raising an initial $24 million in equity and debt financing out of the gates in 2004, Halo has pursued a somewhat sophisticated strategy of: * acquiring public company platform with liquid stock * purchasing foundation enterprise-software vendors; * adding catalyst companies to lift and shift the performance of those foundation companies; * attempting to generate cash via profits, divestments, or initial public offerings of stock and * planning to reinvest the cash by acquiring larger companies.
It did not help Fleisher that he was essentially handed a near-impossible mission in October 1999 when he was promoted to CEO, as high-tech startups minted billion-dollar initial public offerings of stock on the eve of massive market losses that converted techies from sipping champagne to sulking in their beer.
NEW YORK, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- During the first three months of the year, eight U.S. venture-backed companies raised $711 million by going public on U.S. stock exchanges, matching the number of initial public offerings (IPOs) that occurred throughout 2009, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. Corporations bought 77 companies for $4 billion through mergers and acquisitions (M&As) during the first quarter, on par with the 77 deals that raised $3.4 billion during the same period last year. After two difficult, nearly dormant years for IPOs, venture- backed companies started 2010 with a strong showing in the public market," said Jessica Canning, global research director for Dow Jones VentureSource. "With investors looking to take advantage of the open IPO window and 44 U.S. venture-bac...
NVCA indicated early-stage investments dropped 17 percent nationally in the first quarter from the fourth quarter last year, That could reflect what has been a difficult market for initial public offerings of stock and mergers, as venture capitalists horde cash to support relatively mature portfolio companies.
The first sale of Mead Johnson stock will take place Wednesday, says an analyst of initial public offerings. Scott Sweet, senior managing partner with IPO Boutique, expects Mead Johnson to price its stock today and sell it Wednesday. He learned of those dates through talking to underwriters of the deal, which include companies such as Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.
Two state companies that had their initial public offerings last year have become some of the better energy stock investments on Wall Street. Continental Resources, the Enid-based oil and gas producer headed by Harold Hamm, had passed on a lot of rewards to those who took part in its IPO on May 14, 2007. The offering price that day was $15, and 29.5 million shares were offered. The first-day closing price was $14.10, but it's on the rise since then.
New businesses seeking to raise capital have to be competitive to tap into the $4 billion in venture capital that is available to entrepreneurs. Aside from initial public offerings of stock, there are a wide variety of capital sources for entrepreneurs: barter deals, factoring arrangements, private placements of stock or venture leasing. Other sources of capital are self-financing through personal bank loans and using angel networks to get into contact with private investors with an affinity for an entrepreneur's business.
NEW YORK -- Two well-known companies surged in their market debuts Thursday despite what has recently been a difficult market for initial public offerings. Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. jumped 12 percent in their first day on the New York Stock Exchange as markets appeared to dismiss concerns about infighting among its founder's heirs and tepid hotel reservations around the world.
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