30 August, 2019
A new agenda for Europe: capital markets union, sustainability and IPOs
Europe is a global leader when it comes to opportunities, innovation, job creation and industrial output. To support the objective of growth and creation of jobs which are at the core of the EU agenda...
22 August, 2018
Uber boosts IPO plan after long-awaited CFO appointment
Uber has filled its CFO role after a three-year hiatus, in a move that has pushed forward the possibility of the taxi-booking business undertaking an initial public offering (IPO). Nelson Chai, who...
28 February, 2018
Hong Kong Stock Exchange proposes allowing dual class shares
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has proposed allowing IPOs with "weighted voting rights", including dual class shares, in a package to reform corporate governance for the territory. The move is widely...
13 October, 2017
Debt and riskier punts push takeover values close to European IPOs
The availability of debt has pushed the total value of company takeovers close to that of IPOs on European stock markets. Some $30.8bn (£23.2bn)-worth of companies were bought out in the last year...
1 August, 2017
S&P bars companies from indices over voting rights concern
Companies with multiple share class structures will be barred from inclusion in major stock indices, over concern that they treat shareholders "unequally". The US-based S&P Composite 1500 and i...
5 July, 2017
Legal and Regulatory Roundup – Europe & Asia
Philippines faces corporate governance 'obstacles' The biggest obstacle to raising corporate governance standards in the Philippines to a regional and global par is the failure of l...
1 March, 2017
