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Jan 22, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Cristiano Dalla Bona |Troy Hooper |Carlos Martinez
News (Intelligence) Prospective issuers target April-May for IPO launchesLarge-cap deals abound, including Venture Global LNG and Smithfield FoodsUSD 50bn IPO issuance expected this year, surpassing 2024’s USD 30bnUS investors are preparing for an acceleration in IPO supply in the second quarter, driven by optimism over improving market conditions, proactive issuer engagement, and expectations of pro-business polices from the second Trump administration.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Cristiano Dalla Bona |Raj Saiya |Carlos Martinez
Data Insight Start of 2025 likely to be the best for Oil & Gas ECM in yearsTrump administration, energy independence drive, a boon for industryMultiple energy companies prepare for IPOsThe oil and gas sector is expected to be a far more significant part of the US equity capital markets ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House for the second time.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ionanalytics.com | Carlos Martinez |Richard Tekneci |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Sam Weisberg
Data Insight Volume for Industrials, including chemicals, reached USD 197bnConstruction/Building products was biggest segment, comprising one-thirdFalling interest rates and softening inflation led to a surge in North American Industrials and Chemicals M&A deal value in 2024, according to Mergermarket data. The value of disclosed deals in 2024 reached USD 197bn, up close to 64% from USD 120.5bn in 2023, according to Mergermarket data.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Carlos Martinez |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Aldrin Brown |Sam Kerr
News (Intelligence) In a year when sponsors have made tentative but not full returns to the equity capital markets, Thoma Bravo provides a great case for a private equity firm dipping its toe in the water. The Chicago-headquartered sponsor has been active in using ECM to sell-down positions in its listed holdings, according to Dealogic data, but it is yet to fully embrace the public markets by putting its private assets on the IPO track.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Sam Kerr |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Taku Dzimwasha |Raj Saiya
Fast fashion giant Shein‘s proposed London IPO early next year could prove difficult in a tempestuous geopolitical environment, according to several ECM investors and bankers speaking to ECM Pulse. The Singapore-based company could be hurt by punitive US tariffs on Chinese-made goods under Donald Trump’s administration from next year.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Taku Dzimwasha |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Lucy Chapman
News (Intelligence) Ebury, a British payments group backed by Banco Santander SA and Vitruvian Partners, is seeking additional banks to pitch for roles to support the firm’s IPO, scheduled for 1H25 at the earliest, four sources familiar with the situation said. Bank of America and Goldman Sachs areacting as global coordinators, as previously reported. Citi, Santander, Barclays, RBC Capital Markets and HSBC are among the banks that have been invited to pitch.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Cristiano Dalla Bona |Agnė Mažeikė |Lloyd Vassell
Morgan Stanley advises on sellside, potential deal in 2025Gren has carried out several international acquisitionsPartners Group acquired Baltic assets from Fortum in 2021Partners Group [SWX:PGHN] is preparing for a sale process of its portfolio company Gren, a Netherlands-registered energy group with assets in the Baltics and the UK, four sources with knowledge of the situation said. Morgan Stanley is advising on the sellside, three of them said, adding that this is a potential deal for 2025.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Troy Hooper |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Rachel Stone |Carlos Martinez
News (Intelligence) ServiceTitan could launch an initial public offering before year-end, now that the US presidential election has concluded, according to market sources. The Los Angeles-based software provider for contractors has the revenue and growth profile such that it could have gone public three years ago, investor Byron Deeter, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, recently toldthis news service.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Rupert Cocke |Aurelia Seidlhofer |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Georgina Barnard
European manufacturers may seek ‘Made in America’ statusDefensive M&A on the cards if Trump introduces import tariffsEuropean outbound M&A into the US already up 10% in 2024The prospect of a trade war following Donald Trump’s victory in last night’s (5 November) closely fought US presidential election could prompt European companies to consider buying manufacturers in the US, dealmakers have told Mergermarket.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
ionanalytics.com | Sam Kerr |Cristiano Dalla Bona |Lloyd Vassell
Equity traders seem positioned for Trump winBoeing cash call shows deals are possibleDisputed election could hinder IPO hopes for 2025Equity capital markets issuers and investors, particularly in Europe, have been on the sidelines in the past few weeks, hesitant to commit capital until after this week’s US presidential election. At the same time, though, investors have poured into “Trump trade” stocks in anticipation of a win for the former president.
