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01/08/07	Aisi Realty Public	Property investment	Ukraine
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Late June/Early July	Ludgate Environmental Fund	Investment fund	Jersey
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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
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Mid/End-July	Mathon Capital	Commerical property lender	UK
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Mid-July	Tsar Emerald Corporation	Emerald mining	Russia
18/07/07	Spitfire Oil	Oil producer	Australia
17/07/07	Park Plaza	Hotels	Europe	1
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28/06/07	PXP Qudos Vietnam Property Fund	Property Investments	Vietnam
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31/07/07	Connemara Mining Company (CON)	Zinc/Gold Mining	Ireland
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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)

I wouldnt mind a slice of that action from Virgin Radio.

IPOs/Flotations - Friday 13 April, 2007AFC Energy plc - 24/04/07Avanti Communications - 16/04/07Direct Wonen N.V - 27/05/07

A British company that has developed an "emission free" electric scooter has appointed HSBC to undertake a strategic review which could lead to a flotation.

Vectrix, founded by inventor Andrew MacGowan, has appointed the investment bank to look at the best option for taking the business forward financially.

A flotation could see the company valued at up to 200m. It is thought any float would be made on London's Aim market.

Green firm puts HSBC on its scooter

Vincent Lo, the Hong Kong-based billionaire behind Shanghai's famous Xintiandi entertainment district, has unveiled plans to lock into China's largely-untapped property market.

Mr Lo, who founded Shui On, one of Hong Kong's flagship corporate names, more than 35 years ago, told The Daily Telegraph that China Central Properties (CCP), a new company that will initially house a portfolio of existing development projects, would consider a listing on London's Aim market in the next few months.

Deutsche Bank has been appointed to advise on the flotation, which is expected to value CCP at several hundred million pounds.

Aim listing mooted for Chinese venture

Excellent thread Kyoto. This is becoming a must read every day. Thanks for the work you put into this.

Thanks Trigger45.

IPOs/Flotations - Monday 16 April, 2007DragonWave Inc - 19/04/07Hargreaves Lansdown - Intention to floatNetDimensions (Holdings) - 02/05/07

One of the country's biggest and best-known private investor firms is coming to the stock market, making fortunes for its founders and owners.

Peter Hargreaves, 60, and Stephen Lansdown, 54, will each collect around 70m cash. They still own about 40% each of Hargreaves Lansdown, the business they started 26 years ago.

Analysts reckon the business will be valued at between 650m and 700m, which means it would automatically enter the FTSE 250 index.

Hargreaves float worth 70m to owners

A COMPANY which supplies `smart meters' to help businesses monitor their energy consumption and cut their bills is to become the latest north west firm to float on the stock market.

BGlobal aims to raise up to 7m for expansion when it lists on AIM later this month. The firm, which employs 70 staff, is expected to have a market value of up to 25m.

Analysts believe the Blackburn-based business, founded in 2003 by chief executive Peter Kennedy, 55, could see sales rocket from 2.75m in the 12 months to March 31 to almost 30m within two years,with losses of 2.4m being turned into pre-tax profits of 7.4m.

BGlobal powers up for growth

The founders of one of Britains biggest sellers of investment products will share more than 550 million by taking their own gamble on the stock market.

Stephen Lansdown and Peter Hargreaves will float Hargreaves Lansdown, the business that they set up 25 years ago, at the end of May, they said yesterday. The Bristol-based firm is expected to be valued at between 650 million to 700 million. At the top end of this range, they would pocket nearly 70 million each by selling a quarter of their respective 40 per cent share-holdings. Their remaining stakes would be valued at more than 200 million.

Financial advisers to net 550m from IPO

Hargreaves Lansdown, one of the UK's largest firms of financial advisers, unveiled plans yesterday for a 700m flotation on the London market - a move which will see each of the company's two founders cash in some 70m of their equity in the company.

Founders to net 70m each in Hargreaves Lansdown float

You don't often see a former Labour minister and a former Tory minister on the board of the same company. AFC Energy, the fuel cell company due to join the Alternative Investment Market later this month, has Tim Yeo, ex-Conservative environment minister, in the chairman's seat and Brian Wilson, once Tony Blair's energy minister, as a non-executive earning annual fees of 30,000 and 20,000 respectively.

Meanwhile, readers can expect to see AFC Energy, with Messrs Yeo and Wilson aboard, admitted to AIM next week. The company hopes to raise 3m of new money which it will use to develop and produce an alkaline fuel cell system. It hopes to be able to make its system at a significantly lower cost than any other, allowing it to become commercially viable.

Former Labour and Tory ministers fuel AIM launch

IPOs/Flotations - Tuesday 17 April, 2007Dawnay, Day Sirius - Intention to floatMinoan Group Plc - 02/05/07

Hargreaves Lansdown has created a trustworthy name for itself in the 25 years it has been handing out financial advice and handling the administration for its 350,000 private investor clients from its Bristol base.

Yet how easy is it for those, and other investors, to trust that shares in the company will be worth buying when it floats on the stock exchange next month?

Is giving someone a big pay day enough reason to invest?

IPOs/Flotations - Wednesday 18 April, 2007Dawnay Day Sirius - Early May

Keep an eye on Minoan currently listed on Plus. As indicated above this stock is being moved to AIM on May 2. This stock has been held back both by its listing on Plus and the time taken to secure planning permission. Planning consent has now been given for a massive holiday complex in Crete and previous lack of newsflow is now being reversed. Stock now starting to motor and should be a real good un when market realises its potential on AIM. Website address Minoangroup.com and more info on Plusmarketsgroup.com

IPOs/Flotations - Thursday 19 April, 2007Bglobal - 25/04/07Roxi Petroleum -08/05/07

A company that develops pesticides and insecticides derived from plant oil is to float on the Alternative Investment Market in a bid to enter a $23bn (11.49bn) market affected by environmental and safety concerns.

TyraTech is to be spun out of XL TechGroup, which is also quoted on Aim.

Greener insecticide company to float

IPOs/Flotations - Friday 20 April, 2007Volga Gas plc - 25/04/07

A Swiss-based company with assets in West Africa and Iraq is poised to become the largest independent oil and gas company on the London market.

Addax Petroleum, which is already listed in Toronto, has hired advisers ahead of a dual listing on the main market.

Addax seeks 2.7bn listing in London

IPOs/Flotations - Monday 23 April, 2007Cineworld Group plc - Intention to floatDiamondTech Inc - Early MayPromethean India -25/04/07Tau Capital plc - Mid May

Finally, a strong start to trading is expected for AFC Energy as it begins life on the public markets today after a placing by the broker Dawnay Day at 23p per share. The alkaline fuel-cell company has signed a deal with Akzo Nobel, and demand for its shares is expected to be good.

Independent - last paragraph

Cineworld said that it planned to float in a move that would give Britains second-largest cinema chain a market value of up to 245 million. Cineworld, which was forced to cancel its IPO last year due to choppy equity markets, said that it would price its shares between 155p and 185p a share on the London Stock Exchange on Friday.

Cineworld to project itself on to market with 245m flotation