For the second consecutive year, NYSE Euronext raised more proceeds from initial public offerings (IPOs) than any other global exchange group in 2012 with USD36bn in total global proceeds raised from 117 IPOs. In the US, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE MKT combined led the market with
Total volume and proceeds raised in the 2012 IPO market increased over 2011, despite the slowdown in activity during the fourth quarter, according to IPO Watch, a quarterly and annual survey of IPOs listed on US stock exchanges by PwC US. Following a strong performance in October, the market pulled
Nomura has launched the Nomura QES Modelled Private Equity Returns Index (PERI) in the US, the first daily investible index for institutional investors which targets returns similar to those achieved through investment in private equity buyout funds on a committed capital basis. The PERI has been developed in collaboration with
CAIS, the financial-technology solutions provider, has launched the CAIS Exchange, the first online alternative investment marketplace designed for the wealth management industry. The CAIS Exchange (CAIS-X) offers access to a broad menu of top-tier funds and products, independent due diligence reports provided by Mercer, portfolio construction and analytics tools and
Shares in the AIM-quoted investment group China Private Equity Investments (CPE) can now be traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. They have been included on the Quotation Board of the Exchange’s Open Market following meetings with German investors during the summer to discuss growing interest in the company in Germany.
Interdealer broker ICAP has made a series A investment in Model Two Zero, a company specialising in matching, reconciliation and data transformation software. This investment follows an earlier investment by Euclid Opportunities, ICAP’s vehicle for funding next-generation financial technology. Model Two Zero will use the funding to launch a next
Shares in Uganda’s electricity distributor, Actis-backed Umeme, have begun trading on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). Uganda’s Vice President, Hon Edward Ssekandi rang the bell on the IPO at a special event at the Kampala Sheraton, to which the USE had relocated for the day. The stock closed at a
Cherwell Software, a provider of an IT service management platform, has closed a USD25m minority equity investment from Insight Venture Partners. Cherwell Software will use the growth capital to accelerate growth of its channel sales programme globally and to build additional applications and services to broaden the capabilities of its
Advent Software has launched a new interface between Tamale RMS and IntraLinks offering multi-manager organisations enhanced information automation and significant time savings with their research and due diligence processes. Advent’s Tamale RMS is the only RMS to offer the IntraLinks service to its multi-manager clients. The interface: • Enables automatic
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has launched trading in new short-term power derivatives, the Phelix Day and Weekend Futures. The new Day and Weekend Futures complement the existing cash settled Phelix Futures for Germany/Austria available for trading on a weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis, closing the gap between the
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