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date	name	activity	location	news
01/08/07	Aisi Realty Public	Property investment	Ukraine
01/08/07	Worldspreads Group	Spreadbetting	Ireland	1
02/08/07	Lewis Charles Romania Property Fund	Property investments	Romania
Late June/Early July	Ludgate Environmental Fund	Investment fund	Jersey
02/08/07	Rapid Realisations Fund	Investments	Guernsey
03/08/07	Et-china.com	Travel services	China
03/08/07	Nordic Land	Property investment	Sweden, Norway
03/08/07	Oakley Capital Investments	Private equity	Bermuda
03/08/07	Sepura	Mobile radio equipment	UK	1
06/08/07	Energybuild	Coal Mining	UK
06/08/07	IdaTech	Fuel cells	US	1
06/08/07	In House Group	Property management	UK
06/08/07	Nviro Cleantech	Environmental technology	UK	1
06/08/07	Wadharma Investments (Kiwara)	Mineral exploration	Zambia
Early August	American Leisure Group	Leisure development	US
10/08/07	Azurite Investments (Hitchens Retail)	Retail investments	UK
10/08/07	Hollywood Media Services	Event services	UK
Missed Stated Date
date	name	activity	location	news
Mid/End-July	Mathon Capital	Commerical property lender	UK
Mid-July	Asia Environmental Partners	Environmental investments	Asia
19/07/07	IMSG	Sales/marketing services	Ireland
Mid-July	Tsar Emerald Corporation	Emerald mining	Russia
18/07/07	Spitfire Oil	Oil producer	Australia
17/07/07	Park Plaza	Hotels	Europe	1
12/07/07	PME African Infrastructure Opportunities	Investments	Africa
06/07/07	Cardsave	Card payments	UK
Early July	Vietnam Infrastructure	Investments	Vietnam
03/07/07	Discover Leisure	Caravan/leisure retailer	UK
Late June	AOI Medical	Orthopaedic devices	US
29/06/07	Equidebt	Debt collector	UK	1
28/06/07	PXP Qudos Vietnam Property Fund	Property Investments	Vietnam
Mid-June	Genesis Worldwide Inc	Construction technology	Canada
07/06/07	Vector Hospitality	Hotels	UK	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Recent Floats
date	name	activity	location	news
31/07/07	Connemara Mining Company (CON)	Zinc/Gold Mining	Ireland
Late July	Epicure Qatar Equity (EQEO)	Investments	Qatar
31/07/07	Pan African Resources (Barberton Mines) (PAF)	Mining	South Africa
26/07/07	Tawa (TAW)	Insurance investments	UK
24/07/07	Africa Opportunity Fund (AOF)	Investments	Africa
24/07/07	CapRegen (CGN)	Biotech investments	UK
24/07/07	India Hospitality Corp (IHC)	Hospitality investments	India
20/07/07	i-design group (IDG)	ATM adverts	UK	1
20/07/07	Mineral Securities (MXX)	Resource investments	British Virgin Islands
18/07/07	Mobile Doctors Group (Petsome) (MDG)	Medico-legal reports	UK
16/07/07	Freshwater UK (FWUK)	Marketing/PR	UK
16/07/07	Shieldtech (Base Group) (STEC)	Ballistic protection equipment	UK
13/07/07	Maple Energy (MPLE)	Oil/gas/ethanol	Peru
12/07/07	Dhir India Investments (DHIR)	Distressed investments	India
12/07/07	Superglass Holdings (SPGH)	Insulation manufacturer	UK
11/07/07	China Real Estate Opportunities (CREO)	Property investment/development	China	1
11/07/07	Trinity Venture Capital (TVC) (TVCH)	Investments	Ireland	1
10/07/07	Minerva Resources (Palladex) (MVA)	Mining	Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone
09/07/07	Plant Offshore Group (POGL)	Oil/gas support	Malaysia
09/07/07	Queenco Leisure International (QLI)	Casino operator	Greece
06/07/07	Jetion Holdings (JHL)	Solar cell manufacturer	China	1
06/07/07	Mount Engineering (MOU)	Engineering	UK
05/07/07	Cobra Holdings (CBRA)	Wholesale insurance	UK
05/07/07	MobilityOne (MBO)	E-commerce payments	Malaysia

2007-08-01 13:20 (v1.0.3)

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Monday 14 May 2007Pentadyne Power - 24-05-07

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Tuesday 15 May 20073i Quoted Private Equity - Intention to floatCBaySystems Hold - 30/05/07China Central Properties - Intention to floatChina Central Properties - 13/06/07DiamondTech Inc. (DTEC) - First dayCains Beer Company (Honeycombe Leisure) - 08/06/07Itacare Capital Investments - 30/05/07JPMorgan Progressive (PMSF) - First dayTyraTech, Inc - 31/05/07

The quoted private equity group headed by the former ITV chairman Sir Peter Burt is to consider a fast-track flotation of a controversial media company fined last year for carrying "abhorrent" pornographic content.

Promethean Investments is expected to announce today that it is acquiring 4D Telecom in a deal valuing the business at 22m.

The private equity group is backing 4D Telecom's chief executive, David Lee, in a management buyout that will see the company renamed InterMediaActive.

Promethean in deal to buy porn-fine firm

Hargreaves Lansdown shares jumped more than 30pc - up 49 to 209p - on the financial services company's first day of trading, valuing it at just under 1bn.

Hargreaves Lansdown shares up 30pc on first day

The lines between public stock markets and private equity were blurred further as 3i, the listed private equity group, announced plans to float its newly-created fund for buying big stakes in other listed companies.

The initial public offering, due to be placed by June, aims to raise at least 400m, with 3i providing 45 per cent. 3i said the floated fund would raise as much again from debt on its own balance sheet to boost its spending firepower.

The listed vehicle would be the biggest of its type in Europe. Bruce Carnegie-Brown, managing partner of 3i Quoted Private Equity (QPE), said the fund was designed to expand private equity's reach on public markets.

3i plans to float stake-building fund

Vincent Lo, one of the best-known tycoons in Asian real estate, has chosen Londons junior Aim market to list China Central Properties, his fund that targets distressed assets across China.

The entrepreneur, chairman of CCP, is also the chairman of Hong Kong-based Shui On Construction and Materials. Socam is the lead investor in five property projects in Beijing, Dalian, Qingdao and Chengdu, thought to be worth about 150m ($298m), which will be used as seed assets for the new fund.

CCP aims to mop up some of the vast number of unfinished office and residential blocks, a common sight in Chinas cities, which have been abandoned by developers gone bankrupt. As the Chinese economy surged in the mid-1990s, companies of all kinds had invested in real estate, but in many cases were forced to abandon projects when the Chinese government clamped down on over-investment in the sector through administrative measures and more recently, by raising interest rates.

Vincent Lo to float Chinese fund on Aim

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Wednesday 16 May 2007 Blinkx plc 22/05/07ICB Financial Group Holdings A (ICB) - First dayRoxi Petroleum - 22/05/07

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Thursday 17 May 2007Dragon-Ukrainian Properties & Development - 01/07/06Hilton Food Grp Plc (HFG) - First dayPlantic Tech -23/05/07Vectrix Corp - 24/05/07

One of Englands largest regional law firms is weighing up plans for an eventual stock market listing of part of its business, just as Australia prepares to welcome the worlds first flotation of an entire law firm.

On Monday Slater & Gordon, a firm of Australian litigators, will make legal history as it becomes a publicly traded company and seeks to raise over A$35 million (14 million) on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Dickinson Dees, the Newcastle law firm, is poised to spin off its so-called volume banking advisory business in readiness for new rules that will allow it to list the company on the stock market.

Regional law firm prepares itself for stock market listing

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Friday 18 May 2007Modern Water plc - Early JuneThe Capital Pub Company - 04/06/07

ICB Financial Group Holdings began trading on the junior market last Thursday, and although its life as a publicly quoted company began with little fanfare it is worth a second look.

That is not to say that ICB is not a good business - its growth rate suggests that it is. But it looks like the listing is a vanity project for Mr Zainuddin, and with only one market maker in the stock, Winterflood Securities, anyone brave enough to have a punt on the companies shares is at the mercy of an uncompetitive market, never mind the whims of the majority shareholder. It is hard to see how this type of listing does anything other than damage Aim's already under-fire credibility.

Enigmatic ICB listing is worth a second look

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Monday 21 May 2007Pressure Technologies - 06/06/07

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Tuesday 22 May 2007Blinkx Plc (BLNX) - First dayFerrexpo PLC - Intention to floatRoxi Petroleum Plc (RXP) - First day

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Wednesday 23 May 2007Servoca (Multi Group plc) - 08/06/07Plantic Technologies (PLNT) - First day

Finally, there was a good start to trade on the public markets for Plantic Technologies, after a placing at 64p per share that raised 20m of new capital. The company turns corn into plastic that is then decomposable in hot water, and the placing was thought to have attracted the interest of a handful of big institutions. The shares closed at 82p, giving new investors a tasty 28.1 per cent premium.

Independent - Market Report

A share in Iraqi oil becomes available today on the London Stock Exchange with the listing of Addax Petroleum, a Canadian explorer with a stake in a Kurdish oilfield in northern Iraq with more than one billion barrels of reserves.

Listed in Toronto, Addax is valued at about 2.9 billion. It has assets in Nigeria and Gabon and produces 116,000 barrels a day. The company has enough cash to pay its way, Mr Gandur said, and is not seeking to raise funds in London.

Canadian oil explorer drilling in Iraq to list in London

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Thursday 24 May 2007Itacare Capital -30/05/07

One of the oldest independent British dotcom companies, Cheapflights.co.uk, has appointed LongAcre Partners to advise on its strategic options, raising the possibility that the 11-year-old company will float or put itself up for sale.

The price comparison site, run by former City banker David Soskin, has been profitable since its launch and industry analysts reckon it could fetch a price tag in excess of 300m.

Cheapflights considers flotation

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Friday 25 May 2007China Central Properties - 13/06/07Dragon Ukrainian Properties & Development - 01/06/2007TyraTech Inc. - 01/06/07Vestpa Plc -12/06/07Vicorp Group plc - 12/06/07

MINING giant Anglo American is close to unveiling details of the demerger of Mondi, its paper and packaging arm, which will result in 70% of the business being listed in London and the rest in Johannesburg

London to get 70% share of Mondi flotation

The company responsible for making sure that money is not wasted on the BBC’s £800 million redevelopment of Broadcasting House is drawing up plans for a flotation on London’s junior stock market.

Cyril Sweett, a London-based quantity surveyor and project manager, is understood to be preparing to join the Alternative Investment Market, with a listing tipped for the autumn. The move is thought to represent the first time that a quantity surveyor has undergone a full flotation.

Quantity surveyor Cyril Sweett plans for flotation on AIM

A maker of fuel cell systems is to float in London with a valuation of between £80m and £100m.

US-based IdaTech produces back-up and portable power systems mainly used by the telecommunications market. It is developing new technology for the consumer and industrial markets.

US-based Idatech set for London float

IPOs/Flotation Announcements - Tuesday 29 May 2007EAG plc - Intention to floatIdatech LLC - Intention to floatPressure Technologies - 06/06/07