Improved Climate May Trigger Listing Boom

A hot start to the year is suggesting that equity markets worldwide may be setting the stage for a return to a 2007-like frenzy during which they entertain all manner of financing and strategic restructurings. Stock markets worldwide, including emerging markets, developed Asia, Europe and the US, ar...

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Published inGlobal Finance Vol. 25; no. 3; p. 70
Main Author Greco, Matt
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Global Finance Media Inc 01.03.2011
Subjects
Business forecasts
Equity
Initial public offerings
Institutional investments
New stock market listings
Securities markets
Stock exchanges
United States > US
Asia
Europe
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Summary:A hot start to the year is suggesting that equity markets worldwide may be setting the stage for a return to a 2007-like frenzy during which they entertain all manner of financing and strategic restructurings. Stock markets worldwide, including emerging markets, developed Asia, Europe and the US, are all expected to go up by about 15% this year, which means IPOs, spin-offs, buybacks and stock-based mergers and acquisitions all have a good chance of coming off well. While 20111 will not see the high rates of new issues that peaked in 1996-1997, US issuance is poised to rise well above the anemic levels of the past couple years. Just 52 IPOs listed in the US in 2008, 62 in 2009 and 164 in 2010.
ISSN:0896-4181