Ocado 2010 UK TBA TBA
- Online grocer Ocado saw a 30 percent leap in sales in the
four weeks ended Dec. 26. Three former Goldman Sachs bankers who
founded Ocado own 22 percent of the firm. The balace is owned by
other investors including Goldman Sachs <GS.N> and Procter &
Gamble <PG.N>.
Priory 2010 UK TBA TBA
- Health group The Priory said on Jan. 17 it wanted an IPO
to cut debt and to seek funds for an expansion programme. Royal
Bank of Scotland had agreed to negotiate a deal to wipe out
almost half of the firm's debt in exchange for increasing its
shareholding to 75 percent from 45 percent. []
Engyco 2010 UK 1,400 Numis,
Ambrian
- Newly founded Engyco is considering a listing to raise up
to 1 billion euros. []
Talanx 2010 Germany TBA TBA
- Talanx, Germany's third biggest insurance group, plans a
listing in 2010. It had postponed its IPO earlier this year due
to the financial crisis. The group, which competes with Allianz
SE <ALVG.DE> and Munich Re AG's <MUVGn.DE> ERGO unit, owns a
50.2 percent stake in Hannover Re <HNRGn.DE>, the world's fourth
biggest reinsurer, and a 9.9 percent stake in Swiss Life Holding
AG <SLHN.VX>.
DEPA 2010 Greece TBA TBA
- Greece has pushed back the planned flotation of its
natural gas monopoly DEPA due to adverse market conditions, a
senior government official said on July 16.
Athens Airport 2010 Greece TBA TBA
- Greece is re-examining a planned IPO of the Athens
International Airport due to weak financial markets and a
tourism slump.
Kosmo Energy TBA TBA TBA TBA
- Kosmos Energy is mulling raising $3 billion to $5 billion
by selling stakes in two oil blocks offshore Ghana, and the sale
of a stake in Kosmos itself. The Dallas-based oil explorer is
part-owned by private-equity firms Blackstone <BX.N> and Warburg
Pincus [].
Svyazinvest TBA Russia TBA TBA
- The state-controlled telecoms giant may hold an IPO on
Western bourses once its reorganisation is completed, its
general director said on May 30.
Orascom Telecom 2010 Egypt TBA TBA
- Mobile carrier on June 23 said it plans to list shares in
two North African subsidiaries by early 2010. Tunisia's
flotation will "happen definitely this year", while Algeria
might happen in early 2010, according to its Chairman Naguib
Sawiris.
Al-Baha Holding 2010 Saudi 267 TBA
- The company, which already raised 25 percent of its $533
million capital from its founders, is seeking to raise another
25 percent from local investors. Company Chief Executive Husain
bin Dajam said the firm eyed an IPO by mid-2010.
RZD TBA Russia TBA TBA
- The state-owned rail transport monopoly is expecting an
IPO no earlier than 2011, Vladimir Yakunin, chief executive of
RZD told reporters on May 20.
Saudi Arabian TBA Saudi TBA TBA
Airlines []
- The Shura Council on Jul 5 recommended an IPO for the flag
carrier instead of selling off its units piecemeal in a
privatisation.
RusHydro TBA Russia 3,000- TBA
<HYDR.MM> 5,000
- CEO Vasily Zubakin said it should not be a problem for
Russia to reduce its stake in RusHydro to 51 percent, which
could raise $3-$5 billion. Under Russian financial regulations,
RusHydro can list no more than 14.7 percent of its shares on
foreign markets.
Uniastrum TBA Russia TBA TBA
- Bank of Cyprus <BOC.CY><BOCr.AT> plans to list its
Russian unit Uniastrum on a Russian bourse within the next seven
years, the Cypriot group said on Jul 27. Uniastrum, which was
acquired by BOC in 2008, has a 220 branch network in Russia.
Bank of TBA Egypt TBA TBA
Alexandria
- The Egyptian government is mulling to sell its 20 percent
stake in the formerly state-owned bank, which was privatised in
2006 with the sale of 80 percent to Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo.
Transdev TBA France TBA TBA
- French utility group Veolia <VIE.PA> said in a statement
on June 9 it was looking at ways to combine its transport arm
with Transdev to create a new European travel firm that would
seek a listing as soon as conditions permit.
EuroChem TBA Russia TBA TBA
- Russian fertiliser maker EuroChem said in September 2009
that it planned an IPO in five years' time.
Icera TBA UK TBA TBA
- The UK wireless chip company plans an IPO that values it
at between $600 million and $1 billion in the next 12 months,
the Financial Times reported on Jan. 4.
*Announced IPO
TBA - To be announced
(Compiled by Daisy Ku; editing by Karen Foster)
