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Emerging & Frontier Markets
Company To Watch: Zambeef Products / Zambia
EXPANDING PRODUCT LINES AT ZAMBEEF By Gordon Platt Zambeef Products of Zambia is one of the largest agribusinesses in Africa, with more than 4,000 employees. In June 2011, it became the first Zambian company to list on the London ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Debt: Low Rates, Economy Boost Issuance
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: CORPORATE DEBT By Gordon Platt Easing monetary conditions and economic stabilization have increased demand for higher-risk assets, despite worries about Europe's debt. The Federal Reserve has pledged that the federal funds rate will remain ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
DR News: Bancolombia Sells Follow-On ADRs
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: DR NEWS By Gordon Platt Bancolombia sold $267 million in ADRs in January in a follow-on offering to its domestic sale of $614 million in preferred shares. The bank said proceeds would go to lending and ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
DRs: Awaiting Facebook, IPOs Revive
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: GLOBAL EQUITY / DRS By Gordon Platt The US market for initial public offerings is off to a strong start in 2012, with anticipation building ahead of the expected $5 billion Facebook IPO, which will ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
EM News: Equity Funds Attract Big Inflows
EMERGING MARKETS INVESTOR: NEWS By Gordon Platt Investors dumped money market funds in January and shifted into higher-yielding equity funds, according to EPFR Global. "The emerging-markets equity funds we track have had their best start in six ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
FX: Sudden Currency Moves And Hedging
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: FOREIGN EXCHANGE By Gordon Platt The euro’s surprising rise early this year, even as the European Central...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Insuring Directors & Officers Liability
SAFE LANDING By Paula Green With new regulations and tighter enforcement that could lead to more corporate legal action, many companies are increasing their cover for directors and officers insurance. Most corporate risk officers should still enjoy ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
M&A: Xstrata Investors Balk At Merger
CORPORATE FINANCING NEWS: MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS By Gordon Platt Mining company Xstrata's merger with commodities dealer Glencore may not go ahead unless the terms are improved for shareholders. The $90 billion deal, billed as a "merger of equals," is ...
Banking
Middle East Investment Banking
CLOUDY OUTLOOK By Gordon Platt The global economic slowdown and regional political turmoil are casting a pall over investment banking in the Middle East. As there's no change in sight, bankers in the region may be in for ...
Emerging & Frontier Markets
Regional Focus: Latin America
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE By Antonio Guerrero While neither Brazil nor Uruguay have any trade pacts aside from Mercosur, Chile and Mexico have many agreements in place. The two strategies have met with varying success. When ...
Capital Raising & Corporate Finance
Special Report: Intellectual Property
Companies are trying to determine how best to monetize the untapped value in this hot, new asset class.