Lloyd’s of London insurer snubs the City with New York IPO plans January 6, 2025 A Lloyd’s of London insurer has dealt a fresh blow to the City by snubbing the London Stock Exchange in favour of New York for its planned IPO, piling fresh pressure on the capital’s bourse after it shrank at the fastest pace on record last year. Aspen Insurance, an underwriting firm which operates out of [...]
Ministers must act to slow London Stock Exchange investor ‘exodus’, says Peel Hunt chief December 2, 2024 Ministers must do more to stop the “exodus” of cash from the London Stock exchange after 41 consecutive months of outflows from UK equity funds, the boss of Peel Hunt has warned. In an interview with Morning Wire, Steven Fine, who heads the AIM-listed broking house, said the speed of money leaving the market was [...]
London AIM floats plummet as fears grow of Reeves tax raid October 1, 2024 The number of flotations on the London Stock Exchange’s junior AIM market have plummeted to their lowest level since the financial crisis as fears grow the market could be hammered by a tax raid from Rachel Reeves. Only £88.6m was raised through IPOs on the junior market over the last year to 30 September, just [...]
Peel Hunt warns of market slowdown ahead of UK Budget and US election October 1, 2024 City investment bank Peel Hunt has flagged a slowdown in UK capital markets activity as investors nervously await the results of the Budget and US election.
Primark owner-backed food chain eyes £300m listing September 26, 2024 One of the world’s oldest commodity traders, backed by Primark owner Associated British Foods (ABF), is plotting a £300m float on the London Stock Exchange. Czarnikow, which ships a variety of foodstuffs, has begun meeting with groups of institutional investors with a goal of floating in the next few months, Sky News reported. The group [...]
Zilch: London fintech unicorn hits monthly operating profit ahead of planned listing September 3, 2024 Zilch has reported its first month of operating profit four years after launching, as the fintech unicorn made progress on its financial targets ahead of a much-anticipated stock market listing.
Applied Nutrition limbers up for £500m London Stock Exchange debut this year August 27, 2024 Protein shake maker Applied Nutrition has confirmed plans for a potential £500m float on the London Stock Exchange today in the latest sign of life for the capital’s beleaguered bourse. In a statement to the market, the Liverpool-based health and wellness brand said it was gearing up for an IPO on the main market of [...]
Canal+: Meet the Paddington and Back to Black producer set to give the City a boost July 24, 2024 Vincent Bolloré, the French media tycoon, has decided that Canal+, the television business of his Paris-based conglomerate Vivendi would be best off listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Raspberry Pi is a ‘buy’: Analysts compare British chip stock to Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia July 23, 2024 Analysts believe Edge computing could be a game-changer for Raspberry Pi.
London listings to rebound from second half of 2024, broker predicts June 10, 2024 The UK's IPO market is starting to open up, according to a leading broker, as it eyes a rebound in listings from the second half of this year.