Surging share prices attracted a clutch of Russian companies to the equity capital markets in November, putting the sector on course for its busiest quarter since early 2013.
The $1.5 billion IPO of En+, the aluminium and power group owned by Oleg Deripaska, dominated headlines, but listings by two smaller domestic firms and a series of secondary deals received a more enthusiastic welcome from fund managers focused on emerging Europe.
“Investors want to see private companies, ideally exposed to the Russian domestic segment or consumer demand, which has been rebounding over the past year to 18 months,” says Dmitry Brodsky, head of Russia and CIS ECM at Renaissance Capital.
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