Ways around a difficult issue

Wary investors and a growing equity issuance backlog have spelt disappointment for many of the issuers that have made it to market. IPOs have been particularly hard hit, prompting advisers and bookrunners to devise processes that offer more reliable pricing and greater flexibility.

Wrong numbers: Virgin Mobile’s partial flotation
in London last month raised only £125 million
of a hoped for £279 million

There was a time when to call a recent IPO a success when its stock was up 2.3% on the launch price would have been a joke.

In today’s market, though, Pages Jaunes’ e1.8 billion deal spin-off from France Télécom is one of the better performing European IPOs of the year in an environment where 37% are currently trading below offer price.

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