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Articles tagged with: Ipo
Maxis Publishes Plans to Float on the Malaysian Stock Exchange
Malaysia's Maxis has launched the prospectus for its planned floatation on the Malaysian equity markets. This ipo will see the sale of 30% of the company to new investors. It is envisaged that this exercise will see Maxis become one of the largest component stocks on the benchmark FBM KLCI of Bursa Malaysia. more
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Maxis Plans Malaysian Stock Market Listing
Malaysia's Maxis Communications is floating 30% of its shares on the local stock market in a move that should raise around US$2.5 billion for its shareholders. The ipo is expected to be the largest in the country since for nearly fifteen years. more
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China Mobile Still Considering Mainland Stock Market Listing
China Mobile has resurrected talk of a listing its shares on the Chinese mainland stock markets, in addition to its current listing in Hong Kong. China Mobile's chairman, Wang Jianzhou told the South China Morning Post that he expects the regulators to permit a listing soon. more
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Hopes of upturn in Q2 '09 telecom financial deals despite unfriendly markets
According to a new study from Ovum, telecom sector financial deal activity in 2Q09 reflects a modest, but tangible, increase in confidence among the major players: carriers, vendors, their financial and legal advisors, and the investment institutions looking for reasons to pull their money off the sidelines. more
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Vodafone Qatar Shares to be Listed on Stock Exchange Next Week
Vodafone Qatar has announced that the company will be listed on the Qatar Exchange from next Wednesday (22nd July 2009). Vodafone Qatar's floatation of 40% of its stock took place in April, 2009, and raised approximately USD$950 million. more
Related Tags: vodafone-qatar, qatar-exchange, grahame-maher, play, Qatar
China Mobile Again Considers Chinese Stock Market Listing
The Hong Kong listed arm of China Mobile is again reported to be considering a listing at one of the mainland's stock exchanges. The company would prefer to make the listing using China Depositary Receipts (CDRs), Chairman Wang Jianzhou told the Reuters news agency. more
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Vodafone Qatar IPO is World's Biggest so far This Year
Vodafone Qatar has confirmed that its Initial Public Offering (ipo) that took place from 12 to 26 April was a phenomenal success. Raising US$1 billion, Vodafone Qatar's ipo was at the time of the close of the subscription period, the largest ipo in the world in 2009. For comparison, globally there have been 11 ipos of more than US$50 million per offering in 2009 that collectively raised US$2.1 billion in total. more
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Telecoms dealmaking on hold in 4Q '08
According to a new study from Ovum, global economic downturn depressed valuations and dealmaking in the telecom sector in 4Q 2008. Based on Ovum's report, M&A deal count was 129 in 4Q08, from 192 in 4Q07, with only four deals valued above US$1 billion, from 10 in 4Q07. more
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eBay Confirms Skype Disposal - Via Stock Market Floatation
eBay has announced that it plans to separate Skype from the company, beginning with an initial public offering that is intended to be completed in the first half of 2010. Specific timing of the ipo will be based on market conditions. more
Related Tags: iphone, skype, ipod, tim, iden, compete, ebay
Zain Saudi Arabia Passes 2 Million Subscriber Mark
Zain's Saudi Arabia subsidiary has reported revenues of US$135 million in 2008, with active customer numbers totaling 2.01 million. The company, which only lauched services on August 26th, 2008 has secured a market share of 7%, based on Zain estimates. more
Related Tags: roaming, zain, one-network, gsm, zain-group, Saudi Arabia