Australia a capital for capital raising
Date: February 28, 2011
IF 2009 was a vintage year for equity capital in Australia, with more than $80 billion raised, then by comparison 2010 fell rather flat. With most of the S&P/ASX 200 companies having repaired their balance sheets, the rush of capital raisings slowed, with a little more than $25 billion generated last year. The prediction that improved economic conditions would see a spate of private equity exits via floats proved hollow. The performance of Myer, Kathmandu and Miclyn Express – all still trading below their issue price – made investors wary in the first half of last year.
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Source: Sydney Morning Herald
