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• The group has decided to postpone its stockmarket flotation until next year.
• If the dividend had been cut, it might have made investors nervous about the forthcoming share flotation.
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Shares fell one point to 138p, their lowest level since flotation in May.
a planned/proposed/possible flotation »Interest from institutional investors in a possible flotation is rumoured to be strong.
»Several subsidiaries were sold during a public flotation in 2005.
flotation of sth »Finance experts have predicted a wave of flotations of private equity firms.
£500 million/$2.4 billion, etc. flotation »Plans will be announced for a $1.1 billion flotation later today.
»Publicly, the firm remains committed to a stock market flotation, which is likely to value it at up to pounds 4.5 bn.
»The French media giant is the latest in a series of companies to abandon flotation plans.
»Shares ended the week at 392p, compared with their 380p flotation price.
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short term flotation — кратковременная флуктуация
signal strength flotation — флуктуация интенсивности сигнала
By doing an IPO, the company is able to obtain financing from sources outside of its regular business. This helps finance projects that return the founder's initial investment. Also known as "going public."
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык.С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова.1995.
Flotation f = тех.
флотация