Indonesian rice producer Buyung Poetra Sembada will offer 710 million new shares, or 30.08 percent of the company's expanded capital, to the market through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The new shares will be offered at between IDR 420-500 per share, hence aiming to raise up to IDR 355 billion (approx. USD $26 million), in December 2015. Buyung Poetra Sembada is a rice producer known for its Topi Koki brand. Underwriter for the offering is Bahana Securities.

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Construction firm Indonesia Pondasi Raya plans to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange in December 2015. The company, better known as Indopora, aims to raise around IDR 530 billion (approx. USD $39 million) by offering 303 million shares, or 15.1 percent of its paid-up capital, at a price ranging between IDR 1,280 and IDR 1,920 per share. This range is based on a price-to-earnings ratio of 8 to 12 times. Kurnia Salim, Head of Institutional Business at Yuanta Securities Indonesia, said Indopora is projected to collect IDR 333 billion (approx. USD $25 million) in net profit in 2016.

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Today Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara made a successful trading debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The company, a prepaid mobile credit wholesaler, became the 14th Indonesian company to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the IDX this year. Offered at an initial price of IDR 200 (approx USD $0.01) per share, the price rose 70 percent at its trading debut, finishing at IDR 340 per share. Mitra Komunikasi Nusantara is engaged in the trading and sales of smartphones, gadgets, and voucher reloading.

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The economic slowdown and looming capital outflows related to higher US interest rates have been the main reasons why it is highly unlikely for the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) to achieve its revised target of seeing 22 companies conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on the IDX in 2015. So far this year, only 13 companies have listed on the IDX. However, reportedly, there are still about a dozen local companies interested to prepare an IPO in the next two months.

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Most Asian stock markets are strengthening on Friday after indices on Wall Street rose yesterday on strong US economic growth. The US economy grew 3.7 percent (y/y) in the second quarter of 2015 (much higher than the 2.3 percent estimated previously). As a result, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.27 percent while global oil prices rebounded over 10 percent on Thursday (27/08).

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On Wednesday (12/08), Bank Harda Internasional became the 12th company to list on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015. The bank released 800 million shares to the public at a price of IDR 125 (USD $0.01) per share hence raising IDR 100 billion (USD $7.2 million) through the initial public offering (IPO). Despite harsh conditions - the benchmark Jakarta Composite Index fell 2.66 percent during the first trading session on Wednesday - shares of Bank Harda Internasional (with IDX code BBHI) rose 3.2 percent to IDR 129.

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Pada hari Selasa (14/07), perusahaan konstruksi dan pengembang properti Binakarya Jaya Abadi menjadi perusahaan ke-11 yang didaftarkan di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) di 2015. Perusahaan ini menawarkan 150 juta saham, 25% dari modal ditempatkan dan disetor penuh dalam penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO) dengan harga penawaran Rp 1.000 per saham, mengumpulkan Rp 150 miliar. Kendati sentimen pasar lemah, saham perusahaan ini naik 50% dalam debut perdagangannya di BEI. RHB OSK Securities adalah underwriter untuk IPO ini.

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Penyedia solusi teknologi informasi Anabatic Technologies, menjadi perusahaan ke-10 yang mendaftarkan diri di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) di 2015. Dengan menjual 375 juta saham, atau 20% dari modal ditempatkan dan disetor penuh dalam IPO, Anabatic Technologies mengumpulkan Rp 262,5 miliar. Dalam penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO) 10% dari saham Anabatic dibeli oleh penyedia solusi teknologi informasi asal Jepang TIS. Melalui kemitraan ini, Anabatic memprediksi akan memperluas bisnisnya di luar Indonesia.

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Shares of Indonesian mining company Merdeka Copper Gold rose about 15 percent on its trading debut on Friday (19/06). The company, a subsidiary of Saratoga Capital, was the sixth company to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) in 2015. Head of Finance and Corporate Secretary Ellie Turjandi said that Merdeka’s shares had been oversubscribed nearly 40 times during the public offering (11-15 June 2015), reflecting investors’ confidence even though the company has not yet begun production.

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Maskapai penerbangan berbiaya rendah Indonesia AirAsia, unit lokal dari AirAsia yang bermarkas di Malaysia dan salah satu maskapai penerbangan berbiaya rendah unggulan di dunia, akan berusaha mengumpulkan 250 juta dollar AS selama dua tahun ke depan melalui sebuah penawaran saham perdana (initial public offering/IPO) di Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI) serta penerbitan obligasi konversi. Obligasi ini senilai 110 juta dollar AS (yang akan memiliki tingkat kupon rendah dengan waktu jatuh tempo 2 tahun), sementara IPOnya (yang dijadwalkan untuk 2017) diprediksi untuk menghasilkan sekitar 150 juta dollar AS.

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Foreign investment in Indonesia has maintained its steady pace in the first quarter of 2013. Ahead of next year's presidential and legislative elections, which trigger uncertainties about the future course of the country, foreigners have bought more Indonesian stocks in Q1-2013 than in the four quarters of 2012 combined. Moreover, foreign direct investments (FDIs) have increased by 27 percent (YoY) in Q1-2013 and show an interesting shift towards Indonesia's manufacturing sector.

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After speculation began to spread that an agreement would be reached between Cyprus and Troika (made up of the European Union, the European Central Bank and the IMF), Asian stock markets went up, including the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IHSG). Despite foreigners' appetite for selling Indonesian assets, the index rose as it was lifted by domestic market participants' appetite for purchasing those stocks that experienced a fall on the previous trading day.

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