[external] Singapore's Wilmar hires banks for big China IPO - Reuters - Sat 3:17 am
HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Wilmar International , the world's largest listed palm oil company, has hired three banks to handle what sources say could be a $3 billion listing of its China business.

[external] UPDATE 2-Shampoo maker BaWang soars 35 pct in HK debut - Reuters - Fri 10:12 pm
* IPO one of the most popular in HK so far this year * A sign that appetite for IPOs may be returning (Add details, comment, updates stock price) By Donny Kwok

[external] Shampoo maker BaWang soars in HK debut - Reuters - Fri 7:46 pm
HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Chinese herbal shampoo maker BaWang International (Group) Holding Ltd posted a strong debut on Friday as its shares soared 32.4 percent from its initial public offering price, bucking a selloff in the broader market.

[external] Shampoo maker BaWang jumps 24 in HK debut, Qinfa up - Reuters - Fri 5:57 pm
HONG KONG, July 3 (Reuters) - Chinese herbal shampoo maker BaWang International (Group) Holding Ltd soared 23.9 percent from its initial public offering price on its trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday.

[external] Bangladesh's Grameenphone gets go-ahead for IPO - Reuters - Fri 5:02 am
OSLO, July 2 (Reuters) - Bangladeshi mobile phone service operator Grameenphone, 62 percent owned by Norway's Telenor , has now received regulatory approval for its initial public share offer, the company said on Thursday.

[external] Banks tapped for large China railway IPO-source - Reuters - Fri 1:52 am
HONG KONG, July 2 (Reuters) - The Chinese government has hired three banks to handle the public listing of a railway holding company, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, in an IPO that could be worth around $5 billion.

[external] GMAC becomes a corporation, allowing share sales - Reuters - Thu 7:17 pm
NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - GMAC said on Wednesday that it has converted to a corporation from a limited liability company, a move that could allow the auto and mortgage lender to sell shares to the public.

[external] Beijing to encourage foreign firms to list in China - Reuters - Thu 6:28 pm
BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - The Ministry of Commerce is working with other ministries to encourage foreign-funded firms to make public share offerings in China, a senior official said on Thursday.

[external] India examining Shipping Corp stake sale, shares up - Reuters - Thu 4:06 am
* Govt may sell up to 15 pct in country's largest shipping co * Shares jump more than 7 pct * Cochin Shipyard IPO also on government agenda - minister (Adds detail, background) By Manoj Kumar

Earlier Headlines

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· [external] China approves first major IPO in 10 months - Reuters - Wed 10:57 pm
· [external] Kazakh Zhaikmunai to raise $300 mln via GDR issue - Reuters - Wed 10:14 pm
· [external] China OKs first major IPO in 10 months -source - Reuters - Wed 8:04 pm
· [external] Saudi Steel Pipes IPO covered - lead manager - Reuters - Wed 7:24 am
· [external] China's first IPO in 10 mths 584 times subscribed - Reuters - Wed 6:02 am
· [external] Qatari National Bank plans IPO for Syrian unit - Reuters - Tue 11:57 pm
· [external] Qatari Nat'll Bank plans IPO for Syrian unit - Reuters - Tue 11:29 pm
· [external] Malaysia to list state-run plantation agency -report - Reuters - Tue 4:54 pm
· [external] Chinese retailer Your-Mart to go public in July - Reuters - Tue 3:57 pm
· [external] Brazil's VisaNet shares soar after record IPO - Reuters - Tue 12:58 pm

· [external] Mahindra Holidays prices IPO at 300 rupees/shr - Reuters - Mon 10:22 pm
· [external] Mahindra Holidays prices IPO shares at 300 rupees each - Reuters - Mon 9:06 pm
· [external] Grand China faces pressure to axe HK IPO - paper - Reuters - Mon 6:36 pm