Original article by Joyce Moullakis
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 17 : 5-Jun-17
Some high-profile IPOs in Australia have been withdrawn in 2017, and Credit Suisse John Knox says the market needs some successful IPOs in order to boost float activity. He adds that private equity firms are unlikely to be behind the majority of IPOs in the near-term. Knox is upbeat about the outlook for mergers and acquisitions activity during the remainder of 2017, while he has welcomed a move by the Foreign Investment Review Board to provide greater clarity regarding offshore bidders.
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