DealZone

The global market for initial public offerings is showing new signs of life after a spate of downsizings and postponements. Issue prices are not always what companies originally hoped for, however, and investors are being selective.

Following are some recent Reuters stories from different regions.

EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA:
> Polish PZU bookbuilding to start mid-April – sources
> Ukraine’s Avangard unveils plans for London IPO
> Wataniya Palestine to offer 30 pct of shares in IPO
> Joyou shines in Frankfurt stock market debut
> Saudi group Almutlak delays IPO to second half 2011
> Brenntag gets warm reception in market debut
> SAfrica’s Optimum Coal IPO raises $202 mln

AMERICAS:
> Athabasca prices 2010′s biggest N. American IPO
> Scorpio Tankers prices below range – underwriter
> Brazil Julio Simoes seeks $574 mln IPO amid slump
> SS&C prices IPO at top of range – underwriter
> Ecorodovias $763 mln IPO eases Brazil rout concern

ASIA:
> Samsung Life eyes $4.5 bln in record Korean IPO
> StanChart to launch India ECM business in 2010

ANALYSES, DEALTALKS, COLUMNS:
> Dai-ichi set for solid debut but prospects daunting
> Miners face IPO hurdles, may have to dig elsewhere
> Primerica IPO, despite problems, could sell
> Green IPO drought to end, but boom still elusive

(Compiled by Simon Jessop)