Pegas Nonwovens Issues IPO Prospectus

Pegas Nonwovens, a Czech artificial fabrics maker, plans to raise up to Euro 264 million via an IPO in both < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Prague and Warsaw. Pamplona Capital Partners is the company’s majority shareholder, while ING is serving as lead underwriter. www.pegasas.cz < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />