What to do when an analyst is out on the numbers
Ross Hawley, sustainability manager at Virgin Atlantic Most IROs at some point in their job will have had analysts with...
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Inside Genmab's blockbuster IPO
When Danish biotech Genmab raised $582 mn on Nasdaq in a secondary listing in 2019, it set a record for the biggest IPO of a...
Star Market companies set for passive inflows following inclusion in Chinese and global indexes
FTSE Russell has confirmed it will add companies from China’s Star Market to its Chinese and global indexes for the first time...
The week in investor relations: Yellen as head of US Treasury, big tech IPO and Davos in the desert
– Janet Yellen was confirmed as the first female head of the US Treasury this week, reported The Wall Street Journal (paywall)...
EMEIA IPO market sees ‘much stronger momentum’ in fourth quarter, says EY
IPO activity across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) surged in the fourth quarter of 2020 as investors backed...
MSCI removes Chinese firms from indexes following US pressure
MSCI, one of the world’s largest index providers, announced yesterday that it is removing 10 Chinese listings from its Global...
‘You need to focus on the ones that are relevant’: targeting inclusion in ESG indexes
Inclusion in sustainable indexes is of growing importance to IR teams but you have to pick and choose your targets, said Nuria...
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Sell-side meeting costs halve since January
The value of sell-side analyst meetings has fallen by almost half (47 percent) since the start of the year as Covid-19 pushed...
The road less traveled: Alternatives to the IPO
Believe it or not, the initial public offering (IPO) – an event whereby shares in a company are first made available to members of...
The outlook for M&A
As the global extent of the Covid-19 outbreak became apparent, M&A deals began to hit the buffers. Xerox pulled its $35 bn hostile...
