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73% of 2016 US IPOs trading above their offer price
December 19, 2016 By Joseph Fiorie 73% of US IPOs trading above offer price Of the 111 US-listed IPOs that priced this year, 81 are trading higher than their offer price. The best performing IPO is Acacia Communications, an electronics-semiconductor company that is up 189% since it priced on May 12. Conversely the worst performing […]
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How did US ECM activity fare in an election month?
Following the recent US election, our ECM specialist, Mark Brightbill, takes a look at how activity fared in November, how it compares to previous election years, and what to expect in the pipeline.
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The outlook for China outbound M&A
China outbound M&A has reached record levels this year, particularly into the US. With external factors such as a depreciating yuan and the recent US election result, our investment banking specialist Fidelia Liu looks at recent developments and whether the momentum will continue. Contact us for the underlying analysis on Chinese outbound M&A or learn more about […]
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How have macro events shaped the investment banking fee pool this year?
From referendums to elections, 2016 has been characterized by a number of significant events. Dealogic’s investment banking specialist Issariya Udomritkul explores how such macro events have shaped the fee pool for investment banks this year.
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Largest African retail sector IPO prices successfully
NEW YORK, November 18, 2016 Dis-Chem, the 6th largest South African IPO on record and largest since Alexander Forbes Group in 2014, priced Tuesday at ZAR18.50, just above the mid-point of the ZAR16.25-20.25 range. Joint global coordinators Goldman Sachs, Investec Bank, and Standard Bank executed the transaction through the Dealogic Platform. The Dis-Chem IPO pushes […]
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The election is over, what now?
With the US election now behind us, our ECM specialist Romaine Jackson looks at market volatility, how certain deals performed immediately after the result, and the outlook for the rest of the year.
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A record October for US deal making
October was a record month for US M&A. Annie Hall, from our Investment Banking team, explores the record figures and the recent spate of jumbo transactions announced.
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Samsung BioLogics completes world's largest healthcare IPO in 2 years, using Dealogic
On October 28, biological drug and product manufacturer, Samsung BioLogics, successfully raised $2bn in what is the world’s largest healthcare sector IPO since Healthscope’s $2.1bn offering in 2014. The deal priced at the top of the range and is also South Korea’s largest IPO in 6 years. As a trusted financial platform partner, Dealogic helped […]
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$47bn bid by Qualcomm for NXP: biggest semiconductors M&A deal on record
October 27, 2016 By Nandeep Roopray Biggest semiconductors deal On October 27, US firm Qualcomm bid $47.0bn to acquire Dutch company NXP Semiconductors, in line to be the largest European Technology targeted M&A deal on record. The deal is also the biggest Semiconductors targeted M&A deal on record globally, surpassing the $36.1bn acquisition of Broadcom […]
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AT&T/Time Warner: second biggest media M&A deal on record
On October 22, 2016, AT&T announced a $107.7bn bid ($85.7bn ex debt) to acquire media and entertainment company Time Warner, making it the largest M&A deal so far in 2016. Transaction Details Target: Time Warner Target nationality: United States Target advisors: Allen & Co; Morgan Stanley; and Citi Acquiror: AT&T Acquiror nationality: United States Acquiror […]