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Real Estate: Buwog Shares Taking Off
The highly anticipated primary listing of residential real estate affiliate of listed Immofinanz, Buwog, will be completed on Monday.
April 28, 2014
Austria: Difficult Market Situation for Selling Bawag
The selling of Bawag PSK proves difficult for its owner which is why an IPO is considered a realistic phasing-out scenario. However, experts doubt that an IPO will be a “highflyer”.
April 24, 2014
Austria: Changes Ahead of Buwog’s IPO
Buwog, residential builiding affiliate of real estate company Immofinanz, will be listed from April 28 on and is supposed to become a candidate for the leading Austrian index ATX at the Vienna Stock Exchange (VSE).
February 14, 2014
Immofinanz Kicking Off IPO of Buwog
Listed real estate company Immofinanz is kicking off its inital puplic offering of residential real estate affiliate Buwog.
February 13, 2014
Poland: WSE to Register More IPOs in 2014
Since further companies will start listing at the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) in 2014 the Polish stock will become more attractive to investors.
January 2, 2014
Buwog to Expand Massively in Germany
Buwog, wholly-owned subsidiary of Vienna-listed Immofinanz, prepares the acquisition of a large real estate portfolio in Germany.
November 7, 2013
Romanian Romgaz Starts IPO
Tomorrow, Monday, the Romanian government sells a 15% stake in Romgaz via the stock exchange. In the last months, the IMF has urged Romania to accelerate the privatization policy.
October 21, 2013
HVB: UniCredit Considers IPO
Bank Austria´s holding company UniCredit may sell a minority stake in Germany HVB.
October 14, 2013
Romania Keeps Majority Stake in Romgaz
Romania´s government will privatize 15% of the country´s biggest natural gas producer. The opening of the economy to foreign investors bears potential dangers.
October 12, 2013
COO Daniel Riedl appointed CEO of BUWOG
The 20th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of IMMOFINANZ AG, Daniel Riedl was appointed as CEO of the subsidiary Buwog. Riedl will prepare Buwog´s IPO.
October 3, 2013
Uniqa´s Re-IPO: Focus on CESEE
The Austrian insurance group plans a capital increase of € 750m. Uniqa´s CEO Andreas Brandstetter underlines the growth story in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe.
September 24, 2013
Uniqa Starts Major Capital Increase
The second-biggest Austrian insurance group resolves on capital increase and announces price range. Proceeds will reach about € 750m.
September 23, 2013
€ 800m for Uniqa´s Re-IPO
The second-biggest Austrian insurance group plans has ambitious growth plans. The capital increase will bring a substantial change in Uniqa´s shareholder structure.
September 9, 2013
Another Austerity Package in Austria?
Due to the dismal situation of nationalized banks, the economist Christian Keuschnigg anticipates another austerity package after the election at the end of September.
September 6, 2013
„CESEE Will Come Back“
Andreas Brandstetter, CEO of the Austrian insurance group Uniqa, thinks that Central and Eastern Europe will recover.
August 6, 2013
Immofinanz Prepares for BUWOG Sale
The Austrian real estate company plans a going-public for Buwog in 2014. Above all, Immofinanz wants to complete Buwog´s German portfolio.
August 3, 2013
Vienna Stock Exchange Wants Further Privatizations
CEE Summit of the Vienna Stock Exchange: “Privatizations as a Driver of the Economy and the Capital Market”.
October 11, 2012
Austrian Railways to be Privatized?
ÖVP (Austrian People´s Party) again pushes for a privatization of ÖBB (Austrian Railways). The sale of the freight division would be conceivable, ÖVP´s chairman Michael Spindelegger says.
October 2, 2012
„Becoming Number Five Until 2015“
In an interview with the Austrian newspaper „Presse“, Uniqa´s CEO Andreas Brandstetter is optimistic to become a big player in the insurance industry in the CESEE region.
September 15, 2012
Romanian Romgaz to be Privatized
The privatization of Romgaz at Bukarest Stock Exchange may become Romania´s biggest IPO. According to the Romanian news agency hotnews, other big privatizations in Romania may be postponed.
September 10, 2012
Bad Times for Vienna Stock Exchange
Compared to August 2011, stock turnover fell by 66% last month. Turnover only reached € 2.3bn.
September 4, 2012
€ 500m Cash Capital Increase by Uniqa Completed
Upon termination of the subscription offer, Austrian UNIQA Versicherungen AG has placed all 47,619,048 new shares offered in the cash capital increase.
July 13, 2012
Uniqa Completes Sale of Mannheimer Group
The Austrian insurance group Uniqa completed the sale of the Frankfurt listed company Mannheimer AG Holding to Continentale Versicherungsverbund. Growth in CESEE countries should be strengthened.
June 29, 2012
Leipnik-Lundenburger May Go Public
The new CEO of Raiffeisen Holding Erwin Hameseder considers privatizing the food company. There would be other privatization candidates in the renewable energy sector.
June 22, 2012
Stagnation at Vienna Stock Exchange
At the moment, the Viennese Stock Exchange (VSE) has no new IPO´s to announce. The atmosphere in Vienna would be not investment-oriented enough, market observers say.
March 13, 2012 · Updated: March 13, 2012; 19:11
Isovoltaic Said to Start Stake Sale After Failed IPO
Isovoltaic AG, an Austrian solar developer, started the sale of a 45 percent stake as it seeks an alternative to last year’s failed initial public offering, according to a person with knowledge of the process.
March 5, 2012
Vienna Stock Exchange Expects Volatile Year for Stock Markets
The ATX recorded a drop of 34,87% in the year 2011. Trading volume was down by 18%.
December 30, 2011
Austrian State Print Office to Go Public
Shares of the State Print Office (Österreichische Staatsdruckerei) will be traded by November 11 in the “standard market auction” segment.
November 7, 2011
Verbund´s Subsidiary APG Going Public?
The IPO of Verbund´s subsidiary Austrian Power Grid is being discussed.
October 25, 2011
Novomatic Abandons IPO Plans
The Austrian gaming machine manufacturer is considering placing a bond in order to raise capital for global growth.
September 8, 2011
Trenkwalder to Be Taken Public by New Owner
The new German majority owner of the Austrian personnel leasing company is planning an IPO in Vienna or Frankfurt.
August 16, 2011
ACP Says No to IPO
The Viennese IT service provider has ruled out an IPO for the next two to three years as the market environment is “not suitable for medium-sized companies”.
June 27, 2011
Lenzing AG: Capital Increase and Sale of Existing Shares
The Austrian fiber manufacturer announced a capital market transaction which will increase free float from 10% to 33-35%.
May 30, 2011
FACC: New Production Plant in China
The Austrian aircraft component manufacturer is planning the construction of a new site and considering going public soon.
May 23, 2011
Novomatic Considering Application for Lottery Concession
The Austrian gaming machine manufacturer is interested in expanding into the lottery business. An IPO is considered as an option for improving its financing structure.
May 18, 2011
Isovoltaic Cancels IPO
The Austrian solar technology company, which should have realized the IPO this week, intends to put effort into its growth without a stock market listing.
April 16, 2011
OMV: No Sale of Stake in Borealis
The Austrian energy group OMV holds 36% of Borealis. IPIC, itself involved in OMV appears to be interested in the OMV share.
April 15, 2011
Criticism on AMAG IPO
The placement of the shares before today's initial public offering has not been undertaken correctly, according to bank representatives. On the first day of trading the shares lost 6% of the issue price.
April 9, 2011
AMAG: Issue Price set at € 19 per share
Trading on the official market (Prime Market) of the Vienna Stock Exchange commences on April 8, 2011
April 8, 2011
Isovoltaic: IPO Fixed
The Austrian component supplier in the solar power industry will be listed at the Vienna Stock Exchange. The subsription period starts by Monday.
April 4, 2011
IPO of AMAG in April
The aluminum company Austria Metall AG is the first company going public in Vienna since 2007. The free float will amount to 55%.
March 25, 2011
Isovoltaic Considers IPO in the First Half of 2011
The global market leader in the solar backsheet market considers listing on Vienna Stock Exchange as one possible option during the first half of 2011
March 25, 2011
AMAG: € 170m Special Dividend before IPO
The owner of the Austrian metal company will sell 60% to 80% of the shares. Moreover, a capital increase is planned.
March 15, 2011
Griffner is Aiming at IPO for 2013
The Carinthian construction company, which specializes in ecological construction intends to acquire new capital in the coming years in order to expand.
March 12, 2011
FACC is Considering Going Public in Asia
The Austrian aircraft component manufacturer could soon be listed on the stock exchange in China.
March 11, 2011
AMAG: First IPO since 2007
After more than three yeas, a new company will be listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange: the aluminum company AMAG.
March 10, 2011
Constantia Packaging Sells Austrian Subsidiaries
The industrial holding owned by the US-american JP Morgan sells the board manufacturer Duropack and the aluminium company AMAG.
January 31, 2011
Good Prospects for the Vienna Stock Exchange
According to the analysts, the upward trend due to good economic data and corporate earnings on the Vienna Stock Exchange will continue.
December 22, 2010
Do & Co Expands Rapidly in Turkey
After the successful expanion with Turkish Airlines, Do & Co plans to enter the event-catering market
October 18, 2010
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