* Deadline much too optimistic, market sources say
This year is very important for Nuclearelectrica SA because the Government wants to take the company public at the end of Q1 2013.
The management of Nuclearelectrica said: "The contract is currently under negotiation with the syndicate selected for intermediating the IPO of new shares, which will be issued by the company, based on the Government decision no. 39/2012 for the approval of the strategy for the privatization of Nuclearelectrica. According to the commitments made by Romania as part of the Letter of Intent to the IMF of September 12th, 2012, the privatization of the company through the sale of 10% of the share capital of Nuclearelectrica SA (following a share capital increase) is expected to be completed at the end of Q1 2013".
Energy market sources claim that, most likely, Q1 2013 is a far too optimistic deadline for the IPO of Nuclearelectrica, because the Ministry of the Economy has only succeeded in selecting the intermediary for the IPO of Nuclearelectrica at the end of last year. Last summer, the ministry revised the tender book, in order to attract more bidders.
Muşat & Asociaţii has been selected by the Ministry of the Economy to provide legal services for the intermediation of the listing of Nuclearelectrica. The intermediary selected by the authorities is the consortium comprising SSIF Swisscapital (syndicate leader) and BT Securities.
The listings of the energy companies have been repeatedly postponed since 2008. As a result, the commitments to the IMF have also been amended. Aside from Nuclearelectrica, the government has also made the commitment to privatize through the stock market companies such as Romgaz, Hidroelectrica or the Oltenia Energy complex. Also awaited is the secondary public offer of Transgaz, which involves the sale on the Bucharest Stock Exchange
