Our capital markets practice in Singapore has had another good year in the year ended March 31, 2023. Thanks to our clients for their trust in us. Our deal highlights and awards and recognitions for the year ended March 31, 2023 are below.
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SINGAPORE, 25 March 2023―Duane Morris & Selvam LLP advised on two of the India Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year 2022: Life Insurance Corporation of India’s (LIC) initial public offering, which is the largest IPO ever in India, and DreamFolks Limited’s IPO. Continue reading “Duane Morris & Selvam Advises on Two of the India Business Law Journal’s Deals of the Year 2022”
2020年当中，全球有1415次首次公开募股（”IPO“），为相关公司筹集了3313亿美元的资金 。这在年同比交易量和筹集的收益方面，显示了大幅增长。相较2019年全球也只有1040宗IPO，总共筹集了1992亿美元的资金。考虑到新冠疫情使世界各地的IPO活动在2020年4月和5月急剧放缓，2020年的数据就显得更加突出了。
当下的亚太地区（APAC）是个非常值得关注的地区。2020年全球范围启动的IPO数量中，多过一半（约占全球IPO总数的52% ）是在亚太地区的交易所进行的。尤其是亚太地区的主要热点中国（不包括台湾和香港）, 仅中国单单就进行了365宗IPO，总共筹集了640亿美金。上海证券交易所（”上交所“）和深圳证券交易所（”深交所“）在2020年分别有234和161宗IPO 。这表示中国的上市量比2019年的202宗IPO大幅增加了81%。2021年前三个月的IPO增长看似完全没有消减的迹象，多达143家中国公司完成IPO，总共筹集高达236亿美元资金 。2021年9月3日，北京证券交易所（“北交所”）成立，旨在服务创新型中小企业。根据其2021年市场统计数据，2021年共有82家公司上市，融资金额为75.22亿人民币（约合11.81亿美金） 。
In 2020, there were 1,415 initial public offerings (IPOs) globally, which raised a total of USD $331.3 billion in proceeds for the companies involved. This represented a significant increase year-on-year in terms of both volume of transactions and proceeds raised. In contrast, there were only 1,040 IPOs globally in 2019, which raised a combined capital of USD $199.2 billion. The 2020 figures are even more remarkable considering that the COVID-19 pandemic had slowed IPO activity around the world dramatically in April and May 2020.
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Special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs, or “blank check” companies), which are shell companies set up with the sole purpose of raising funds through an initial public offering (IPO) to acquire an existing target company, have seen a dramatic rise in the past year. High levels of liquidity and persistently low interest rates, coupled with a growing appetite among investors for higher-yielding investment opportunities, have fuelled the rising interest in SPACs. According to resource website SpacInsider, which tracks these investment vehicles, 248 SPAC IPOs were completed in the last year alone, raising US$83 billion, compared with 216 from 2009 to 2019. This article discusses the features of SPACs, its benefits and risks, trends in Asia as well as the future for SPACs in Singapore.
