KFC's return to Malaysian bourse heralds rebound in deal volumes
After plumbing 16-year lows in 2016, first-time share sales are expected to hit at least US$2b this year
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FUNDRAISING from Malaysian initial public offerings is poised to rebound from the lowest in 16 years, led by a planned relisting of the local KFC operator, as receding uncertainty and commodity price gains help rekindle demand for riskier assets.
First-time share sales in Malaysia, South-east Asia's top destination for new listings less than five years ago, fell to US$305 million in 2016, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The figure was the lowest since 2000 and trailed other regional exchanges including Singapore, which hosted US$1.7 billion of IPOs, and Thailand, where US$1.5 billion was raised, the data shows.
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