Download PDF Introduction With IPO window open again, markets start to see more deals coming in, however, the pace is different across regions. While in the US alone 10 large IPOs were priced the week of 8 – 14 September with more companies in pipeline, the European market is Read more…
Download PDF Introduction Just a few months ago in our previous articles, we highlighted the growing strength of European capital markets, the appeal of the U.S. for new listings, and India’s booming IPO market. Today, the landscape has shifted dramatically. Early 2025 showed some signs of recovery in the U.S. Read more…
Download PDF Introduction After a challenging 2023, in the first two quarters of 2024, the Equity Capital Markets activity has been recovering. As of May 2024, the ECM volume YTD accounted for $108bn, compared to $171bn for the whole 2023. Moreover, since the beginning of the year, convertibles were issued Read more…
Download PDF Latest trends in Equity Capital Markets In 2021, Equity capital markets showed an outstanding recovery from 2020, with the S&P 500 closing at historic highs throughout the year. The first half of the year saw a substantial improvement in investor confidence with the passage of the American Rescue Read more…
Download PDF Welcome back from the winter break and happy 2021! According to JPMorgan, the outlook of M&A in 2021 is very positive. Indeed, mainly due to a reduction in political uncertainty, the development of vaccines and strong capital markets, there is increased confidence in management and board of directors, Read more…
Download as PDF The spiking diffusion of COVID-19 outside of China, particularly in South Korea, Italy and Iran, has negatively affected financial markets, among concerns about its impact on business activity: in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were all in correction territory this Read more…
Download as PDF BSIC has brought you some of the most interesting deals over the last week, we hope you’ll enjoy! Franklin Templeton acquires Legg Mason for 4.5bn Deal Value: $4.5bn |Deal Type: Acquisition | Date: 18-Feb-2020 | Nationality: US | Subsector: Finance Franklin Templeton, the US global investment firm Read more…
Welcome back from the winter break and happy 2020! Recent dominating headlines, such as the Australia bushfires and the Novel Coronavirus, have made many think the new year is off to a bad start. Has this negative sentiment also spread to the financial market? Despite the signs of the Read more…
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. [NYSE: SPCE] – Market Cap as of 08/11/2019 $2.126bn Introduction On October 28th, 2019, Virgin Galactic started trading on the NYSE and became the first publicly traded commercial spaceflight company. It did so by merging with Social Capital Hedosophia, a special purpose acquisition company already listed Read more…
EQT AB [STO:EQT] – Market Cap as of 04/10/2019 SEK 83.58bn (USD 8.49bn) Introduction On Tuesday, September 24th 2019, the Swedish group EQT— the second largest Private Equity group in Europe — listed on the Stockholm Nasdaq in what was the biggest Private Equity listing of the past decade and Read more…
Emaar Development PJSC (EMAARDEV:DFM) – market cap as of 24/11/2017: $6.26bn (AED 23bn) Introduction On November 22, 2017, Emaar Properties sold on the DFM (i.e. Dubai Financial Market) 20% of the shares of its domestic development arm in an Initial Public Offering, at $1.64 per share. Emaar capitalisation at listing Read more…