Silicon Valley’s obscure unicorns could boost the 2017 IPO market
By Liana B. Baker, Heather Somerville and Lauren Hirsch, Reuters From Business Insider Social media firm Snap Inc may be the highest profile tech IPO planned for 2017, with the potential to raise billions. But more than a dozen expected…
Three Ogier teams advise on biggest UK IPO since Brexit vote
Ogier’s offices in Jersey, Guernsey and Cayman have assisted Biffa, a UK leading integrated waste management company, with its recent listing on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, including a refinancing and pre-IPO restructuring. The initial public offering…
Software group Misys scraps London IPO plans, joining long list of firms which have ditched floats post-Brexit
By MARK SHAPLAND FOR THIS IS MONEY From Daily Mail UK When plans were unveiled 3 weeks ago, Misys boss had brushed off Brexit O2’s Spanish owner Telefonica has also canned a planned £10bn IPO Financial software firm Misys has…
While the IPO market roars back, venture remains leery
By Ben Narasin From TechCrunch The IPO market is poised to make an almost complete 180° turnaround after a bleak Q1 and a very quiet summer. JPMorgan alone said they were launching 20 global IPOs, and has successfully launched nine in…
Cayman Islands: Carlyle sues China ATM firm seeking $369 million over missed IPO
By Benjamin Robertson, Cathy Chan From Bloomberg Winding-up petition filed in Caymans by two Carlyle funds Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV announced investment in 2010 Carlyle Group LP funds are taking legal action against Chinese automated teller machine company ATMU…
Butterfield aims to expand trust business
By Jonathan Kent, Business Editor From The Royal Gazette Butterfield Bank is eyeing acquisition opportunities in the trust industry after a successful debut for its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Michael Collins, Butterfield’s chief executive officer, said the…
Ogier advise on acquisition creating the first effectively US publicly listed finance business in Western China
Ogier lawyers based in three offices have acted as BVI counsel on an acquisition that has created, in effect, the first US publicly listed finance business in Western China. Lawyers in Ogier’s BVI, Hong Kong and Jersey offices advised NASDAQ-listed…
Cayman Islands: BeiGene, Ltd. (BGNE) plans to raise $126M in February 4th IPO
By John Broton From EMQ News & Analysis BeiGene, Ltd. (BGNE) plans to raise $126 million in an IPO on Thursday, February 4th. The company will be issuing 5,500,000 shares at a price of $22.00-$24.00 per share. In the last 12…
Why this subprime lender funds loans through the Cayman Islands
By Kadhim Shubber From FT Alphaville Elevate Credit calls its customers in the US and the UK the “New Middle Class”, selling them loans in the latter at a representative APR of 1295 per cent. It is gearing up to…
Digicel pushes the growth story as stock market flotation looms
By Nick Webb From Independent IE Denis O’Brien must persuade investors he can turn Digicel from a regional mobile operator into a full service telecoms and media behemoth Denis O’Brien’s timing is good. The wider telecoms, broadband and media IPO…
