Recent burst in mining and metals IPOs expected to fade in 2018 – by Niall McGhee (Globe and Mail – January 1, 2018)

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While 2017 saw a revival of initial public offerings in Canadian mining and metals, investment bankers aren’t optimistic that IPO activity will be as brisk in 2018.

“It doesn’t feel like there is a very long list of companies waiting to IPO,” said Michael Faralla, head of global mining with TD Securities Inc.

Mr. Faralla cited the current lukewarm market for secondary mining-equity issues, which went off the boil in the second half of the year. The secondary market acts as a leading indicator for demand for shares in new public companies. “There were fewer deals and I think they struggled,” he added.

After being dormant in 2016, Canadian mining initial public offerings sprang back to life in 2017, with about $830-million raised, according to Thomson Reuters data, the strongest market since 2010, when mining IPOs raised $1.2-billion.

In October, Luxembourg-based Nexa Resources SA raised $570-million (U.S.) in a dual listing in Toronto and New York. It was the third-biggest mining IPO ever on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

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