Russia: Bonanza or bust for banking IPOs?

One market segment – banks – has been noticeably absent from the glut of Russian companies rushing to undertake IPOs in recent years. Is there now a danger that, after the long wait for exposure to Russia’s banking sector, investors will be overburdened with supply? Kathryn Wells reports.

Ring fence on investment is breached

IN THE PAST two years, barely a month has passed without news of the latest Russian company planning an initial public offering. London has been the exchange of choice for the country’s largest companies, with Moscow garnering more new listings after the Federal Securities Market Commission’s decision to introduce a requirement that companies wishing to list overseas must also undertake a domestic listing.

Few sectors have held back from the dash to the market, with investors being offered the chance to buy into the oil and gas, consumer goods, metallurgy and telecoms sectors, to name just a few.

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