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Is the market ripe for new companies?

John Mulligan
07.10.09 11:21






If one of the prime functions of a vibrant and healthy stock market is its ability to raise new money for expanding businesses then surely its success can be measured by the number of new companies gaining a listing and also by the amount of additional cash raised through share and loan issues.

By this measure most Western stock markets became dysfunctional in the second half of 2008 and the early part of 2009 and were unable to fulfil a useful role in raising new money for the corporate sector by way of genuine initial public offers.

Click on the 'play' button below to listen to John's latest podcast as he examines the fundamentals and asks: Is the market ripe for a renaissance for companies coming to the market?







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