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The Great IPO Drought: Does This Spell Doom for Singapore Exchange Limited?
By The Smart Investor  •  October 12, 2020
Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX: S68), or SGX, has witnessed a dearth of IPOs over the last two years. SGX has struggled to attract listing aspirants and has witnessed net delistings in the last seven out of nine years. Since 2010, the number of listed companies has fallen from 783 to 723 in 2019. The pandemic isn’t helping, either. In the first half of 2020, a Deloitte and Touche report stated that IPO activity witnessed a 53.2% decline in funds raised. Singapore only saw six listings during this period, and five of those took place in the first quarter before COVID-19 caused valuations to plunge. Out of these five listings, two were REITs that raised S$690.5 million, or around 95% of the total proceeds raised of S$725.04 million. The latest IPO on the local bourse is Singapore Paincare Holdings (SGX: FRQ), which debuted on the Catalist board at S$0.22 without much fanfare....
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The Smart Investor is co-founded by David Kuo, Joanna Sng, and Chin Hui Leong. The company was formed in late 2019 from the ashes of the Motley Fool Singapore. The Smart Investor believes that everybody can learn how to invest, smartly. We aim to educate people on how to invest smartly by providing investing education, stock commentary and market coverage for Singapore and around the world.
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