FACTBOX-Top 10 global IPOs of 2009

Oct 7 (Reuters) - The $8 billion initial public offering by the Brazilian
unit of Spanish bank Banco Santander (SAN.MC) on Tuesday was the latest
multibillion-dollar deal as the global market for IPOs continues to recover.
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The IPO by Banco Santander (Brasil) SA was the largest worldwide this year,
surpassing a $7.3 billion IPO by China State Construction Engineering in July.
But Chinese companies make up half of the Top 10 IPOs.

Following is a list of the 10 largest IPOs globally in 2009.
Date Issuer Nation Proceeds ($mil)
10/06 Banco Santander Brasil (SANB11.SA)(BSBR.N) Brazil $8,067.6
07/24 China State Constr. Engineering(601688.SS) China $7,342.7
06/25 Visanet VNET3.SA Brazil $4,330.7
09/17 China Metallurgical Constr. (601618.SS) China $2,779.0
10/06 Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK.O) U.S. $1,875.5
08/05 Everbright Securities Co 607788.SS China $1,604.8
09/16 SINOPHARM (1099.HK) China $1,295.6
09/24 Glorious Property Holdings Ltd (0845.HK) Hong Kong $1,277.4
04/30 China Zhongwang Holdings Ltd (1333.HK) China $1,270.4
08/20 National Hydro Electric Power <NHPC.BO India $1,247.1

Source: Thomson Reuters
(Reporting by Phil Wahba)