MERRILL LYNCH and ABN AMRO have been appointed as joint lead managers to the privatisation of Australia's Totalisator Agency Board (TAB), with Deutsche Morgan Grenfell on board as international co-lead manager. Bankers Trust is adviser to the New South Wales government on the A$1bn IPO for the gambling operation, expected to be listed in April or May. The deal is the first privatisation in seven years by the NSW government, said one analyst, but adds to a bulging pipeline of deals from the country.
January 09, 1998