On emerging-market IPOs.

• Author: Rees, Matthew
• Position: Emerging Markets - Initial public offerings - Brief article

"A dramatic increase in initial public offerings by emerging market companies this year has raised $53.7 billion (27 billion [pounds sterling]) on global markets. The level of funds raised is the highest on record for the first five months of the year, according to Dealogic, and represent half the volume for all of 2006."

"This year, investors have absorbed 268 emerging market...