Russia/CIS: Russian IPOs wait for a propitious 2011

Recent share sales raise hopes of 2011 IPO bonanza; Kazakh bank debt remains risky proposition

Russian internet company Mail.ru Group was a star attraction when it debuted on the London Stock Exchange last month, providing firm evidence of investor demand for a wide range of assets from the former Soviet Union.

Mail.ru’s listing was one of a quartet of equity deals from Russia in November that raised more than $2 billion. Bankers hope these successes could set the stage for $28 billion of share sales next year, the most since record-breaking 2007.

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