World News by Wild Rose

Avaada Electro Ltd., the solar manufacturing arm of Avaada Group, is planning to launch an initial public offering as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter.

Uganda's Capital Markets Authority on Tuesday approved the participation of its domestic investors in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery's initial public offering.

Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals FZE, which owns Africa’s biggest crude-processing facility in Nigeria, is offering investors based in the continent’s east an almost 20% share its initial public offering that could raise as much as $300.4 million.

Abenojar Tungsten SA announced plans for an initial public offering in London, the latest overseas company to explore a UK listing.

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A mega-refinery in Nigeria owned by Africa’s richest person is going public, seeking to raise at least $1.6 billion to help fund its expansion. The share sale is set to be the continent’s largest-ever initial public offering. Aliko Dangote has pitched it as an “IPO for the people” and aims to draw in millions of first-time investors by setting the minimum stake in his firm at just $4.

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Some potential investors are turning more cautious on the blockbuster initial public offering of data center firm Firmus Grid Ltd. as they worry about existing shareholders potentially flooding the market soon after the company’s debut, according to people familiar with the matter.

Moonshot AI has closed the final round of private fundraising at a valuation of about $50 billion and is heading toward an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year, according to people familiar with the matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Moonshot AI has closed the final round of private fundraising at a valuation of about $50 billion and is heading toward an initial public offering in Hong Kong in the first quarter of next year, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Volare Shipping Ltd. jumped on its first day of trading in Oslo on Monday after the spin-off arm of Trafigura Group Pte. became the latest in a spree of tanker listings in the Norwegian capital.

Firmus Grid Ltd. plans to allocate about half of the shares in its initial public offering to existing shareholders, putting Nvidia Corp and Blackstone Group in a position to increase their stakes, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Gautam Mukunda tells Bloomberg This Weekend that voluntary safeguards may not be enough to manage AI risks because competitive and financial pressures can push companies to prioritize growth over safety. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Mukunda discusses the White House’s new AI task force, Anthropic’s planned IPO and broader questions about whether increasingly advanced AI systems can be safely governed. (Source: Bloomberg)

Funds raised through initial public offerings in Hong Kong more than doubled year on year to over HK$388 billion (US$49.4 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, already surpassing the total amount for the whole of last year, according to Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. Adding to the positive outlook, Clara Chan Ka-chai, CEO of the government-owned Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), noted on Sunday that more than 30 of its portfolio firms were preparing to apply for Hong Kong...

Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Open Interest." A big jobs miss rattles markets as credit investors turn cautious. Blackstone joins Broadcom’s massive AI financing push, while Anthropic eyes an IPO. Michael McKee breaks down factory orders and the G7 oil release. Plus Kevin Hassett, Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington, and Snap-on’s CEO on jobs, investing, tariffs and US manufacturing. (Source: Bloomberg)

US equity futures rise after a week of sharp swings in yields, with the US payrolls report still to come. Anthropic is seeking to go public as soon as mid-November, with formal marketing for its IPO potentially starting the week of November 9. Veronica Clark of Citi joins "Bloomberg Brief" to look ahead to the US jobs report. (Source: Bloomberg)

Data center operator Firmus Grid Ltd. is seeking a A$43.7 billion ($30.3 billion) valuation in its Australian initial public offering this month, the Australian Financial Review reported on Thursday, citing pricing sent to potential investors.

Anthropic PBC is seeking to go public as soon as the middle of November, according to people familiar with the matter, after the artificial intelligence model maker pushed back plans to list.

Airtel Mobile Commerce NV is looking to raise £529 million ($702 million) for its shareholders in what could be London’s biggest initial public offering in five years.

Polish billionaire Michal Solowow wants his nuclear-energy company SGE SA to pursue a stock-market listing in 2028 after completing two equity rounds to kickstart the development of small modular reactors.

India’s initial public offerings are powering ahead like never before, defying a selloff in the stock market.

India’s domestic funds are driving a harder bargain on IPO pricing, using their growing clout to rein in valuations even for the biggest deals as the broader stock market struggles.

Bloomberg's Anthony Hughes joins Dani Burger on "Bloomberg Deals." Some investors approached about potentially buying shares in Oura’s now-delayed IPO decided not to go forward because of concerns including the health and fitness ring-maker company’s target valuation, according to people familiar with the matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

Coca-Cola Co. is considering filing a draft prospectus in December for an initial public offering of its Indian bottling unit, according to people familiar with the matter.

Funds raised through Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs) doubled in the first nine months of 2026, reaching the highest level for the period since records began in 1980. A total of 112 companies raised US$48.4 billion on Hong Kong’s main board during the first nine months, according to data released by LSEG Data & Analytics on Wednesday. A further two companies listed on the city’s Growth Enterprise Market (GEM). By deal count, the combined total of 114 new listings on the main board and...

Inox Clean Energy Ltd. has filed a draft prospectus for an initial public offering to raise up to 100 billion rupees ($1 billion).

Listing proceeds have topped $9 billion in the July-September quarter.

Some investors approached about potentially buying shares in Oura Inc.’s now-delayed initial public offering decided not to go forward because of concerns including the health and fitness ring-maker company’s target valuation, according to people familiar with the matter.

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