International Business News - Industrials http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/industrials.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/industrials.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Burford Capital, the AIM-listed investor in corporate lawsuits -- said on Monday it has made its first two investments since raising 80 million pounds ($132.3 million) in an IPO last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/litigation-fund-burford-makes-first-investments.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/litigation-fund-burford-makes-first-investments.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:16 EST Egyptian investment bank Beltone Financial has begun operations in Libya, hoping to take advantage of a potential boom in new share offerings, a company official said on Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/egypts-beltone-financial-sets-libya-subsidiary.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/egypts-beltone-financial-sets-libya-subsidiary.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:53:00 EST Libya plans to sell shares in four state companies in initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2010, including two telecom firms, an iron and steel company and a bank, the chairman of the Libyan Stock Market said on Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/libya-make-four-ipos-sell-state-firms.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/libya-make-four-ipos-sell-state-firms.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:49:34 EST U.S. billionaire investor Wilbur Ross plans to buy shares of China Longyuan Power Group, Asia's largest wind power generator, which aims to raise up to $2.2 billion from its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to a preliminary prospectus. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/wilbur-ross-invest-longyuan-hk-ipo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224568-wilbur-ross-to-invest-in-longyuan-hk-ipo.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/wilbur-ross-invest-longyuan-hk-ipo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/wilbur-ross-invest-longyuan-hk-ipo.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:47:15 EST Shares of Chinese discount hotel chain 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 28.6 percent in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/china-hotel-chaindays-jumps-nyse-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/china-hotel-chaindays-jumps-nyse-debut.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:52 EST Private equity-backed Archipelago Learning Inc's shares rose in their first trading session following the company's initial public offering, which priced in line with expectations on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/pe-owned-archipelago-learning-nasdaq-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/pe-owned-archipelago-learning-nasdaq-debut.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:41:55 EST Global Defense Technology & Systems Inc shares hovered near their initial public offering price on Friday in their first session on Nasdaq after the company's IPO priced below expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/global-defense-ipo-flat-nasdaq-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091120/global-defense-ipo-flat-nasdaq-debut.htm Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:41:04 EST JPMorgan Chase & Co. is beefing up in Europe by buying the half of Cazenove it does not already own in a deal valuing the 190-year old UK stockbroker at 2 billion pounds ($3.4 billion). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/jpmorgan-lands-cazenove-in7-billion-buyout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224373-jpmorgan-lands-cazenove-in7-billion-buyout.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/jpmorgan-lands-cazenove-in7-billion-buyout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/jpmorgan-lands-cazenove-in7-billion-buyout.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:58:43 EST The Obama administration wants a fast-track initial public offering of General Motors Co shares to reduce its majority stake in the automaker, a senior official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/exclusives-government-wants-fast-track-gm-ipo-bloom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/224323-exclusives-government-wants-fast-track-gm-ipo-bloom.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/exclusives-government-wants-fast-track-gm-ipo-bloom.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/exclusives-government-wants-fast-track-gm-ipo-bloom.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:57:14 EST Maxis Bhd, Malaysia's top mobile provider, looks set to rise on its debut on Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest IPO. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/factbox-top-10-global-ipos.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/factbox-top-10-global-ipos.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:58:26 EST Shares of network security provider Fortinet Inc soared in their debut on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, in what is on track to be among the strongest debuts of any initial public offering in 2009, after pricing above the expected range. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/vc-backed-fortinet-shares-soar-nasdaq-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/vc-backed-fortinet-shares-soar-nasdaq-debut.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:57:06 EST A popular tactic used by Indian brokerages to raise money for rich clients is likely to be banned by the central bank's move to curb unregulated lending, potentially crimping funding for a long pipeline of planned IPOs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/india-ipo-funding-seen-hit-unsecured-lending-curb.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/india-ipo-funding-seen-hit-unsecured-lending-curb.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:50:29 EST Sparring Over Exchange Rates; Exxon's Poise; Sony's Dark Forecast http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091115/daily-wrap-nov-15.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091115/daily-wrap-nov-15.htm Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:20:47 EST Lafarge, the world's largest cement maker, and Shui On Construction and Materials Ltd are set to spinoff their cement joint venture, aiming to raise $500 million-$600 million from a Hong Kong initial public offering in 2010, sources close to the matter said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/lafarge-shui-on-600-mln-spinoff-cement-unit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/lafarge-shui-on-600-mln-spinoff-cement-unit.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:02:35 EST Shares of youth apparel retailer rue21 Inc rose in their debut on the Nasdaq, opening 26.3 percent over Thursday's initial public offering and putting the company on pace for one of the biggest first-day performances of an IPO this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/rue21-shares-soar-26-pct-nasdaq-debut.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/rue21-shares-soar-26-pct-nasdaq-debut.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:59:21 EST Nasdaq OMX Group said the number of Greater China companies that list on its exchange could double in as little as two years, fueled by a growing appetite for these shares from a wider range of U.S. institutional investors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/broader-appeal-fuels-chinas-nasdaq-presence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/broader-appeal-fuels-chinas-nasdaq-presence.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:53:55 EST Nasdaq listings by companies in the Greater China region could double in 2-3 years, as mainland firms make up a larger percentage of all foreign listings, an executive from Nasdaq OMX Group said on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/listings-from-china-region-firms-double-2012-nasdaq.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/listings-from-china-region-firms-double-2012-nasdaq.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:51:48 EST The Interac Association has hired a Wall Street investment bank to help it restructure into a for-profit company, should regulators allow, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/interac-looking-restructuring-maybe-ipo-report.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/interac-looking-restructuring-maybe-ipo-report.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:50 EST Chinese property developer Longfor Properties Co raised $912 million, pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at the top end of an indicated range on Thursday, according to two sources close to the deal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/soros-cic-help-longfor-raise-912-mln-ipo.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/soros-cic-help-longfor-raise-912-mln-ipo.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:55:25 EST Strong demand for a piece of a China property company and a brokerage show that selected IPOs are still being coveted despite investor fatigue with the surge of new listings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/longfor-raises-912-mln-china-ipo-flurry.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091112/longfor-raises-912-mln-china-ipo-flurry.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:53:03 EST