Metalloinvest 2010 Russia TBA TBA
- Russian iron and steel firm Metalloinvest said it planned
to sell 10-20 percent of its shares in a year to 18 months.
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PZU Q1 Poland 1,700 CS, MS,
DB, GS
-The biggest insurer in Poland may launch an IPO as early as
February. The Polish Treasury and Dutch group Eureko have agreed
to sell up to 20 percent of the insurer. [
JPM, MS,
UBS
- Private equity firms Blacksstone <BX.N>, Permira
[PERM.UL], KKR [], Providence and Apax Partners hold 87.9
percent of TDC via Nordic Telephone Company Holding (NTCH).
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Fortuna H1 Czech 144 Unicredit
- Czech betting firm Fortuna plans to raise 100 million
euros from an IPO on the Warsaw and the Prague bourses.
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Falck H1 Demark TBA TBA
- Europe's top privately held fire-fighting and ambulance
company is selecting advisers for Falck's IPO. Financial daily
Borsen said the company could be worth $1.8 billion. Private
equity Nordic Capital Fund V and ATP Private Equity Partners are
its principle shareholders. []
Chr.Hansen H1 France 1,500 TBA
-French private equity firm PAI Partners is considering
selling a stake in Danish bioscience firm Chr.Hansen in an IPO
worth as much as 1 billion euros. PAI partner Frederic Stevenin
said bankers were studying the option but no decision had been
made. []
Ontex H2 Belgium 1,000 BAML
- The diapers and wet wipes maker, owned by private equity
Candover <CDI.L>, competes with Procter & Gamble <PG.N>.
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Germany2 2010 Germany 400 DB
-The backers of shell company Germany1 plan to raise about
300 million euros in a new special purpose acquisition company
(SPAC) on the Euronext Amsterdam bourse.
Knowledge Q1 Saudi 267 TBA
Economic City Co.
- The company is building a huge industrial complex for the
Saudi Arabian government, one of the four so-called economic
cities built to provide jobs. []
DP World Q2 Dubai TBA TBA
- The world's No. 4 port operator announced on Jan. 6 it was
seeking a London listing in the second quarter.
Acromas 2010 UK 3,300 TBA
-The owner of the AA roadside recovery and Saga insurance
businesses generated a 13 percent increase in EBITDA to 547
million pounds in the year to Jan. 31.
Betfair 2010 UK TBA TBA
- Betfair, the world's biggest internet betting exchange, is
preparing for an IPO. []
Lothian 2010 UK 500 ML, JPMC
-GLG Partners, a London-based hedge fund, plans to float a
new fund called Lothian on the London Stock Exchange <LSE.L> and
then acquire oil production assets worldwide.
GHG 2010 S.Africa TBA TBA
- Netcare, Africa's top hospital group said in late 2009
that it planned to float the operating unit of UK's General
Healthcare Group (GHG) on the London Stock Exchange.
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CSOB mid-2010 Czech TBA TBA
-Belgian banking and insurance group KBC <KBC.BR> plans to
float 40 percent of its Czech unit CSOB in the Czech Republic
before mid-2010 to secure European Union approval for receiving
state aid. []
K&H Bank 2011 Hungary TBA TBA
-Belgian banking and insurance group KBC <KBC.BR> plans to
float 40 percent of K&H Bank in Hungary to secure European
approval for receiving state aid. Chief Executive Marko Voljc
said the IPO was unlikely to happen in 2010. []
Ferrous 2010 Brazil TBA JPMC, DB
Resources
- The Brazilian iron ore miner aims for a flotation on the
London Stock Exchange that would value it at 3.2 billion pounds
($4.91 billion). []
Almutlak Q1 Saudi TBA TBA
-Almutlak Trade and Industries, a Saudi-based automotive
specialist, plans to sell 30 percent of its share capital in an
IPO. []
Tauron mid-2010 Poland 1,400 UBS,
UniCredit
-The No.2 energy group in Poland seeks to close to 4 billion
zlotys fron an IPO for mid-2010. The government said it wanted
to reduce its 100 percent stake in Tauron by 20-25 percent.
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Life Healthcare 2010 S.Africa TBA TBA
-The owners of Life Healthcare, one of South Africa's
biggest private hospital operators, are mulling pitches from
banks to take the company public. []
Deutsche Bahn 2010 Germany TBA TBA
-The German state railways dropped its IPO plan, which was
due to be the country's biggest since 2000, due to adverse
market conditions. Chief Executive Ruediger Grube hopes the IPO
can be revived in 2010 or 2011.
