2016 Forbes Global 2000 & Ranking for Malaysian Companies


The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the top 2000 public companies in the world features in Forbes magazine. The ranking is a comprehensive list of the world’s largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value

The ranking was first published in 2003 and it is a useful indicator for leading public companies in the world. In 2016, the world’s largest companies shows the dominance of the U.S. and China in the current global business landscape. The two countries split the top 10 spots for a third year in a row. The first 3 spots are the China’s biggest banks.

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Salutica IPO Oversubscribed by 9.98 times


Salutica BerhadSalutica Berhad Initial Public Offering (IPO) received an overwhelming response with its public portion of 19.4 million shares. It was oversubscribed by 9.98 times. The IPO attract 9,647 applications for 212.98 million shares.

Notices of Allotment will be dispatched by post to all successful applicants on or before 18th May 2016. Salutica Berhad is expected to be listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on 19th April 2016 under stock name “SALUTE”.

Below are the allotment summary.

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LKL International IPO Oversubscribed by 92.84 times

LKL International BerhadLKL International Berhad Initial Public Offering (IPO) received an overwhelming response with its public portion of 8 million shares. It was oversubscribed by 92.84 times. The IPO attract 12,642 applications for 750.7 million shares. 9.32 million new shares initially reserve to the Bumiputera investors under MITI, were made available to Malaysian Bumiputera.

Notices of Allotment will be dispatched by post to all successful applicants on or before 13th May 2016. LKL International Berhad is expected to be listed on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on 19th April 2016 under stock name “LKL”.

Below are the allotment summary.

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Salutica Berhad IPO

Salutica BerhadSalutica Berhad, an original design manufacturer of electronic components is scheduled to be listed in ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on the 18th May 2016.

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) consists of 78 million new ordinary shares and offer for sale of 23 millions shares at an IPO price of RM0.80 per share at RM0.10 par value. 71.80 million shares will be for private placement & selected investors, 19.4 million shares to the Malaysian public and the remaining 9.7 million shares made available for eligible directors, employees and person who have contributed to the success of Salutica Group.

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LKL International Berhad IPO

LKL International BerhadLKL International Berhad, a company involved in the provision of medical/healthcare beds, peripherals and accessories is scheduled to be listed in ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on the 16th May 2016.

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) consists of 113 million new ordinary shares at an IPO price of RM0.20 per share at RM0.10 par value. 49.6 million shares will be for private placement & selected investors, 8 million shares to the Malaysian public and the remaining 13.2 million shares made available for eligible directors, employees and persons who contributed to the group.

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