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Ono nears IPO

Ono is close to hiring banks for an initial public offering. The Spanish cable operator could pick Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase in the coming weeks for the IPO after inviting banks to bid for the work. Ono is preparing for a flotation on the Madrid stock exchange that could value the group at as […]

January 21, 2014

Altice plans IPO to raise €750m

European cable operator Altice has confirmed plans to list its shares on the NYSE Euronext with the aim to raise €750 million. The proceeds of the IPO will be used to pay down debt and develop Altice’s businesses, which include stakes in French cable company Numericable and a mobile operator in Israel. Altice also agreed […]

January 7, 2014

Box Nation seeks IPO

Box Nation, the TV channel dedicated solely to boxing, is aiming to raise £5 million (€5.8m) through an initial public offering on London’s Aim market. A float would give the company a market capitalisation of as much as £19 million. “There’s enough hardcore fans for our business to work. And boxing, when it’s big, is […]

December 5, 2013

OSN scrubs IPO plan

A few days ago the Dubai-based pay-TV operator borrowed $200 million in a 5-year loan. It now seems that the success of that exercise means the broadcaster will no longer proceed with its IPO. Local reports quoting OSN’s CFO Oliver Sage state that the company now has no plans to go ahead with the IPO. […]

November 28, 2013By Chris Forrester

Numericable boosted by IPO

Numericable, France’s largest cable operator, saw its stock rise after it market debut raised  about €652.2 million in the country’s biggest initial public offering in four years. The shares climbed as much as 10 per cent to €27.40 and traded at €27.10 in Paris. They were priced at €24.80, at the top of the offer […]

November 8, 2013

Numericable raises €625m

French cabler Numericable is looking to raise about €652.5 million in its initial public offering. The shares are offered at €20.30 €24.80, the company said. The range values the company at €5.06 to €5.57 billion said Chief Executive Officer Eric Denoyer. Pricing will be finally decided on November 7th with trading scheduled for November 8th. […]

October 29, 2013

Rightscorp completes APO

Rightscorp, a company focused on the monetisation of copyrighted Intellectual Property, has completed an alternative public offering (APO) and has commenced trading on the OTCQB under the ticker ‘RIHT’. In conjunction with the public offering, Rightscorp has completed a $2 million equity financing priced at $0.50 per common share with warrants at an exercise price […]

October 29, 2013By Colin Mann

Altice to raise Numericable stake

Numericable founder Patrick Drahi has confirmed that his investment company, Altice, would raise its stake in the French cable operator to around 30 per cent through its planned initial public offering. “As a result of this transaction, Altice will become the largest shareholder of Numericable” by buying shares from private equity owners Carlyle and Cinven, […]

October 17, 2013

Numericable readies IPO

Dominant French cable operator Numericable is preparing a stock market listing that could value the private equity-backed company at about €5 billion. Numericable’s owners – Cinven, Carlyle and Altice Group, are seeking to ride a wave of investor interest in European cable operators. Numericable covers 9.9 million homes, roughly one third of households in France, […]

September 17, 2013

CME sets IPO price

Central European Media Enterprises, which owns a portfolio of TV stations covering Central and Eastern Europe, has confirmed it will sell 54.4 million of Class A shares in its IPO. The shares will price at $2.75. The offering is expected to close this week on May 8th. CME has also granted the sole underwriter (bankers […]

May 7, 2013By Chris Forrester