German defense contractor postpones IPO on eve of debut

German defense contractor postpones IPO on eve of debut


A Leopard 2 tank equipment transmission in a creation corridor at the Renk AG plant in Augsburg, Germany, on Monday, May possibly 8, 2023.

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German protection contractor Renk on late Wednesday introduced it would indefinitely postpone its original community supplying on the Frankfurt Inventory Trade scheduled for the subsequent morning.

“In the previous days, the current market environment has clouded significantly,” the corporation mentioned in a statement, delivering no further aspects.

CNBC has contacted Renk for comment.

The firm reported that it and its vast majority shareholder, financial commitment business Triton, are taking into consideration heading community at a later on date.

Renk makes components for a variety of civil and army equipment and autos, which include Germany’s Leopard 2 tank that are getting supplied to Ukraine.

Shares have been set to be provided in a value selection in between 15 euros ($15.77) and 18 euros, with a full placement quantity between 405 million and 486 million euros.

The corporation would have witnessed a prospective valuation of up to 1.8 billion euros, Reuters noted.

Renk team CEO Susanne Wiegand beforehand said the business observed “sturdy momentum” in its main enterprise and meant to use the IPO to “faucet further selections for supporting our progress.”

German pharmaceutical agency Schott Pharma debuted in Frankfurt previous week — in the exchange’s third listing of the yr so far — with shares climbing higher than its focus on array.



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