London is back in business – listing revival shows the City’s spark is back October 8, 2025 London is back in business. We are witnessing confidence return to the City and optimism return to our capital markets as London is fast regaining its spark. The facts speak for themselves – in just the last few weeks, we’ve seen a wave of new listings that show optimism is returning to the London Stock [...]
Revolut boss abandons UK residency in favour of UAE October 7, 2025 The boss of London-born fintech juggernaut Revolut has abandoned his main residency in the UK in favour of the United Arab Emirates. Nik Storonsky’s updated residency was posted in fresh Companies House filings on the fintech chief’s family company on Tuesday. The move comes mere weeks after Revolut pumped £3bn into the UK as it [...]
Dual US-UK listing ‘could become the standard’ says Fermi boss October 4, 2025 A dual UK-US listing could become the standard for IPOs of global firms on both sides of the Atlantic, the boss of Fermi has said, after the firm successfully floated on the Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. Toby Neugebauer, chief executive of Texas-based Fermi, said it “makes all the sense in the world” to [...]
Beauty Tech makes strong debut on London Stock Exchange amid IPO drought October 3, 2025 Shares in Beauty Tech Group, the owner of at-home skincare device brands including CurrentBody, ZIIP Beauty and Tria Laser, rose on their first day of trading in London, offering a rare boost to the capital’s beleaguered stock market. The Cheshire-based firm priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 271p a share, giving it a market [...]
Shawbrook gearing up for £2bn IPO in boost to London market October 2, 2025 Specialist lender Shawbrook is preparing to announce intention of its London Stock Exchange debut – a move which could take place as soon as Thursday next week. Shawbrook’s private equity owner – Pollen Street Capital – is eying a £2bn valuation for the firm from the transaction. It comes amid a dire outlook for the [...]
FTSE 100 Live: Index hits record high as AstraZeneca and GSK shares soar October 1, 2025 Good morning from the liveblog team at Morning Wire. Some acronyms are so entrenched in common parlance that they need not be explained: NHS, GDP, MOT. Up until now, we at Morning Wire thought ‘IPO’ sat squarely within that category. But the listings pipeline has become so thin, we may have to start reminding readers [...]
Raspberry Pi: What happened to the UK’s former tech darling? September 23, 2025 Shares in Raspberry Pi tumbled in London on Tuesday after the low-cost computer maker revealed a sharp drop in half-year profits, leaving investors questioning whether one of the UK’s most high-profile tech IPOs can live up to expectations. The Cambridge-based firm, which floated in June 2024 in one of the London Stock Exchange’s most celebrated [...]
Floating in London would be my ‘signature achievement’, ClearScore CEO September 23, 2025 Floating credit score giant ClearScore on the London Stock Exchange would be “my signature achievement”, the company’s co-founder and chief executive has said. Speaking on an up-coming episode of Morning Wire‘s Boardroom Uncovered show, Justin Basini opened up about the plans being drawn up to take ClearScore public in the next couple of years. He [...]
Klarna could trigger a fintech IPO boom but can London benefit? September 11, 2025 Klarna’s hot debut on the New York Stock Exchange has opened the doors for a flood of fintech listings but analysts are raising concerns whether the London market can enjoy this new stream. The Swedish fintech unicorn’s stock popped 15 per cent from its IPO price of $40. Shares closed at $45.82 after raising $222m. [...]
Klarna’s IPO success could lure fintechs away from London September 10, 2025 By Oscar McDonald Swedish buy-now-pay-later giant Klarna has teed up its second attempt at an IPO, with the eyes of the fintech world set on its New York debut. The company’s valuation has been on a rollercoaster ride over the past three years, peaking at £33.6bn in July 2021 before plummeting to £4.95bn a year [...]