One of the most sought-after IPOs for the last quarter of 2007 was that of French engineering certification company Bureau Veritas...

The Italian government launched this third tranche privatisation offering during a period of few large equity transactions. This was the largest European deal in 2004 ...

The IPO was the largest of the year in Europe at September 2005. The French government launched the transaction as announced, despite the ‘No’ vote...

Legrand, a world leader in the low voltage electrical equipment market, became one of the most successful private equity backed IPOs...

Paris Re is a mid-sized, multi-line reinsurer. It was Formed in 2006 by a consortium led by StonePoint capital in response to rising demand for reinsurance protection...

This privatisation started French Finance Minister Nicolas Sarkozy’s programme, offering fund managers the possibility of investing...

The Vicat Group, present in seven countries, manufactures cement, produces ready-mixed concrete and aggregates, and has other interests in related activities. It was founded in 1853 by Joseph Vicat ...

Want Want China Holdings is China’s largest maker of rice crackers and flavoured milk. Although it had already listed in 1994, it withdrew from the Singapore stock exchange in 2007...

EDF is the largest utility in Europe, and its privatisation was long-awaited by the market. It came at a time of particular political sensitivity in France ...

France Télécom launched a capital increase at the very beginning of September to finance its acquisition of Spanish mobile operator Amena...

OGK-2 is the first Russian energy company to be listed at LSE, and recently commenced the start of a series of Russian power company IPOs...

Rexel is the top worldwide distributor of electrical supplies. With a market share of just 7% Rexel is seeking to accelerate its organic growth...

Originally planned at A$8 billion, the offering drew so much interest the government ended up selling double that amount to retail and institutional investors ...

Vimetco N.V., is a global, vertically integrated producer of primary aluminium and processed aluminium products, with operations in Romania and China...