TAKE-A-LOOK-Global IPO market heats up

The global market for initial public offerings is recovering, encouraged by
the rebound in stock markets worldwide.

Following are recent Reuters stories from the different regions that track
the resurgent IPO market.

GLOBAL:
>Brazil's Direcional raises 250 mln reais IPO [ID:nN1758290]
>Broader appeal fuels China's Nasdaq presence [ID:nPEK102297]
>Dollar General, rue21 make strong debuts [ID:nN13474740]
>Australia retailer Kathmandu priced at low end [ID:nWEL387459]
>ING receiving heavy interest for insurance unit [ID:nLB95132]

EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA:
>Kumar Urban Development plans 4.5 bln rupees IPO [ID:nBOM425324]
>PPR to raise up to 1 bln euros in CFAO unit IPO [ID:nLH550728]
>Bulgaria to float up to 15 pc in energy companies [ID:nLA656239]
>Polish PGE jumps 14 pct in Europe's top 2009 IPO [ID:nL6675299]
>Gulf firms test IPO market; activity still tepid [ID:nL3396549]

AMERICAS:
>Fortinet IPO prices above range [ID:nN1769129]
>Dollar General set to price at rich valuation [ID:nN06186359]
>Solar company STR Holdings up 9 pct after IPO [ID:nN05490084]
>Brazil may exempt IPOs from new 2 pct tax-report [ID:nN06167469]
>Ancestry.com shares jump in debut [ID:nN0589649]
>Brazil's Direcional seeks $130 mln in IPO [ID:nN04537765]

ASIA, AUSTRALIA:
>Fantasia raises $410 mln in Hong Kong IPO [ID:nSP204915]
>Longfor raises $912 mln in China IPO flurry [ID:nHKG331959]
>CapitaLand to raise $1.8 bln in CapitaMalls IPO [ID:nSIN418750]
>Hopu plans up to $1 bln for China Mingsheng IPO [ID:nHKG220113]
>Korea Life may raise $2 bln in IPO-sources [ID:nSEO144513]
>India pushes stake sales, tax reforms vs deficit [ID:nDEL13395]

ANALYSES, DEALTALKS, COLUMNS:
>Rio Tinto U.S. coal unit could face tepid demand [ID:nN13476369]
>Builders look to cash in on infrastructure assets [ID:nLA671680]
>State assets could be a tough sell for S.Korea [ID:nSEO303606]
>Asian IPO fatigue hits India, elsewhere [ID:nBOM160316]

FACTBOXES, TAKE A LOOKS:
>Top-10 IPOs of 2009 [ID:nN07471886]
>India IPO funding seen hit by unsecured lending curb [ID:nBOM465590]
>EMEA IPO pipeline-Nov 17 [ID:nLH699881]
>CapitaMalls joins Asia's top 10 IPOs of 2009 [ID:nSP426887]
>The Asian financial day in graphics [ID:nSP431973]
>UC RUSAL strives to restructure debt, IPO [ID:nL1605803]
>China Tops Asia's Top Ten IPOs of 2009 [ID:nSP491372]
(Compiled by Muralikumar Anantharaman; Editing by Valerie Lee, Hans Peters,
Martin Golan, Richard Chang, Derek Caney, Bernard Orr)