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 [...]
FTSE 250 group Raspberry Pi beats profit expectations September 24, 2024 Raspberry Pi has surpassed its expectations in its first set of financial results since it floated on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year. The Cambridge-based computer company, which was added to the FTSE 250 on Monday this week, raised nearly £179m at its oversubscribed IPO in June, said revenue soared 61 per cent to [...]
Latvian airline Airbaltic considers secondary listing in London September 16, 2024 Chief executive Martin Grauss told Morning Wire the UK capital was one of its top destinations for a secondary listing alongside a primary listing in the Latvian flag carrier's home country on the Nasdaq Riga exchange.
Thought Machine boss backs London listing for $2.7bn fintech September 16, 2024 The chief executive of Thought Machine, one of Britain’s most valuable fintechs, has thrown his weight behind a London IPO, but admitted he is under pressure to list in New York.
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 [...]
Shein considers selling shares to public in potential £52bn London listing August 21, 2024 Fast fashion giant Shein is reportedly considering selling its shares directly to the British public as part of a potential £52bn listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company’s bankers, including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are pushing for plans to sell to retail investors along with institutional investors, according to The Telegraph. [...]
London IPO market prospects ticked up in August but no full recovery until 2025 August 9, 2024 The prospects of the UK IPO market are improving but are not expected to fully recover until 2025, Peel Hunt analysts have said. The premier of three notable IPOs in Raspberry Pi, AOTI and Rosebank over the past two months have all set the tone for a route towards a “broader re-opening” next year, said [...]
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.