There have been 39 IPOs on the WSE (year to date), more than in the whole of 2006 (38 IPOs). Another 2 IPOs are expected later this month; 9 companies will have entered the WSE in July alone. This is a historical record: the hottest July ever was July 2005 with 6 IPOs on the WSE.
The value of this year’s IPOs has been close to PLN 16 billion, including PLN 13.7 billion of new share issues. This sets a historical record on the WSE (the value of IPOs in the whole of the record-breaking year 2004 was PLN 13.1 billion, including only PLN 1.5 billion of new share issues).
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Figure 1. IPO Number and Value, 2000-2007 |
There have been 39 IPOs on the WSE (year to date), more than in the whole of 2006 (38 IPOs). Another 2 IPOs are expected later this month; 9 companies will have entered the WSE in July alone. This is a historical record: the hottest July ever was July 2005 with 6 IPOs on the WSE.
The value of this year’s IPOs has been close to PLN 16 billion, including PLN 13.7 billion of new share issues. This sets a historical record on the WSE (the value of IPOs in the whole of the record-breaking year 2004 was PLN 13.1 billion, including only PLN 1.5 billion of new share issues).
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Figure 2. Number of WSE Listed Companies |