Monday, June 11, 2012

Introducing...The World's Next Big IPO


Everyone's heard about this year's biggest initial public offering, Facebook Inc. But according to the WSJ fewer people have heard of the IPO that's likely to be the world's second-largest this year: a $3.2 billion deal involving a Malaysian government-owned palm-oil business.

The listing of Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd. aims to create a new global powerhouse in the lucrative business of palm oil, an ingredient in a wide range of goods, including lipstick, potato chips and biodiesel fuel. Palm-oil demand rose an average of 7.5% a year between 1991 and 2011, according to consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, and is expected to keep on ….

Read all about it at http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303444204577460062776960678.html?mod=WSJ_business_whatsNews

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