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Will Merlin Entertainments’ IPO Have The Same Success As Royal Mail’s?
VIDEO: Merlin Entertainments owns myriad attractions – but will it attract investors?
Owain is a magpie of the investing world -- and not because he gets into a flap. Almost any style of investing might suit him, depending on the bigger picture, and he's held all sorts of companies. Paraphrasing Keynes, he says: âWhen the market changes, I change my mind -- what do you do?â
That said, Owain is usually a buyer of equities, where he prefers lightly geared, modestly rated companies, and is increasingly on the lookout for Buffett-style intangible quality. He aspires to buy-and-hold: his best investment ideas are worth much more than he sold them for. Then again, his worst investment went bust due to management fraud!
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In this video, Owain Bennallack contemplates the latest big IPO on these shores: Merlin Entertainments, owner of some of the biggest attractions in the country. But are investors jumping in with the same enthusiasm as they did with Royal Mail?