From ‘sugar rush’ to recovery: Could 2024 be the year London markets get back on track? December 28, 2023 As a subdued year on the London stock market comes to an end, Dan Webster looks ahead to what may be in store in 2024.
UK fintech group IEC floats on London Stock Exchange’s AIM rival Aquis December 14, 2023 A UK fintech group has listed on the Aquis stock exchange in a boon to the City after a year of its public markets being starved of listings.
London-based Marex files for New York IPO in huge blow to the City December 8, 2023 London-based commodities broker Marex has filed for an initial public offering in New York in a huge blow to the City after a drought of floats this year.
Huel would consider sale amid IPO market slump November 20, 2023 Chief Executive James McMaster told the Financial Times that Huel had considered the IPO market before it “died” at the beginning of 2022.
CAB Payments shareholders feel misled over risks after flop float November 6, 2023 RC Brown and Polar Capital, two investment funds, are understood to be among those alleging that the risks in CAB’s West African markets were not fully disclosed.
Raspberry Pi eyes £409m London IPO and says need for US float is ‘overblown’ October 8, 2023 Raspberry Pi, which makes beginner-friendly coding computers, is exploring a potential London float, which could see the company valued at over £409m.
Arm Mk 2: Another British tech firm snubs London for New York float September 17, 2023 Imagination, which licences designs to companies including Apple, has quietly registered for a public listing in New York
Marex profit leaps after ED&F acquisition as expansion plans reap rewards August 22, 2023 London-based commodities broker Marex Group more than doubled its pretax profit in the first half of the year as it reaped the rewards from its expansion plans. Total trades completed climbed 166 per cent to 59m while the number of contracts cleared tripled to 312m. This helped revenue climb 86 per cent in the period [...]
SoftBank aiming to buy back Arm stake ahead of high-stakes New York IPO August 14, 2023 SoftBank is reportedly in talks to buy back the remaining 25 per cent stake in Cambridge-based chip designer Arm its own investment unit established in 2017. In a strategic move ahead of Arm’s impending float in New York, Japanese tech company SoftBank is looking to regain Vision Fund’s quarter stake in order to fully own [...]
How London’s new stock exchange hopes to solve the IPO ‘cliff edge’ July 13, 2023 There are few more nervy moments in the life of an entrepreneur than standing atop the balcony of the London Stock Exchange, ringing the figurative bell and handing their pride and joy over to the whims of the public market.