Aussie IPO market set to open 2004 with a surge


  • Business
  • Thursday, 18 Dec 2003

SYDNEY: From bras and underpants to underground mining, investors in Australian stocks are bracing for a fresh wave of floats early next year as a raft of private businesses get set to take returns in a robust bourse. 

After a long, dry spell for initial public offerings (IPOs), Australian bankers and private equity investors have opened the tap, pouring out A$6.6bil worth of IPOs in the six months to December, nearly triple the year-ago figure. 

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