Morgan Stanley and Goldman Space X IPO plan to curb post-float selloff Tech The Wall Street banks elected to work on Space X’s anticipated listing are drawing up plans to curb a post-IPO slump that could have detrimental effects to its valuation. Advisers on the deal are exploring whether insiders and early investors could be allowed to sell shares before the standard 180-day lock up has passed, according [...]
MHA chief: Private equity rivals are struggling — ‘we’re really well positioned’ Advisory Wednesday marks one year since the UK and Ireland’s arm of Baker Tilly International, MHA, rang the bell at the London Stock Exchange. The advisory group didn’t pick an ideal time to list. Though it seems like a lifetime ago, the markets were also riddled with uncertainty. Weeks before MHA went public, Trump had his [...]
London’s top 2025 listings tumble in blow to IPO revival hopes Markets London’s biggest listings in 2025 have all tumbled since the start of the year, dealing a blow to hopes of a revival in the capital’s lacklustre IPO market. The five biggest floats from last year slumped by an average of 26 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, according to a City AM analysis, [...]
Musk turns SpaceX IPO into sales push for Grok April 4, 2026 Elon Musk is using SpaceX’s blockbuster IPO to do more than raise capital, he is also driving adoption of AI business. Banks and advisers working on the listing have been required to purchase subscriptions to Grok, the chatbot developed by xAI, it was reported on Saturday. Several firms have already agreed to spend tens of [...]
OpenAI reshuffles leadership as IPO plans loom April 4, 2026 OpenAI is reshaping its leadership team as it prepares for its next phase of growth, with senior executives moving roles and others stepping back. The company confirmed that longtime chief operating officer Brad Lightcap will transition into a new role focused on special projects, reporting directly to chief executive Sam Altman. In the position, Lightcap [...]
Musk plans 30 per cent retail slice in SpaceX IPO March 27, 2026 Elon Musk is considering allocating up to 30 per cent of SpaceX’s long-awaited IPO to retail investors, in a break from a standard Wall Street practice for what could be one of the biggest listings in years. The proposed structure, which is not yet final, would give individual investors a far larger share of the [...]
Anthropic targets October for mega IPO March 27, 2026 AI giant Anthropic is targeting a listing as early as October, placing itself at the centre of what could become one of the most significant tech IPOs in years. The San Francisco-based company, best known for its Claude chatbot, has begun preliminary discussions with leading Wall Street banks including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan [...]
RAC could jump-start London’s IPO engine with bumper £5bn float March 24, 2026 London’s IPO market could soon come motoring back, led by a bumper £5bn float from RAC as the roadside assistance firm defies market uncertainty to press ahead with its listing plans. The West Midlands-based business, founded in 1897, has reportedly held preliminary meetings with prospective investors and fund managers, in the clearest sign yet that [...]
London IPO market may yet recover in 2026, Peel Hunt says March 19, 2026 The London IPO market could still see a revival before the end of the year, according to City broker Peel Hunt, as a number of blue chip firms wait patiently for geopolitical tensions to die down before firing the starting gun on their own floats. Brian Hanratty, head of equity capital markets at Peel Hunt, [...]
Boku boss: Nasdaq is no ‘silver bullet’ for fintech listings March 17, 2026 The boss of one of the London market’s fastest growing fintech companies has warned flocking to a listing on Wall Street is no “silver bullet” for firms seeking deeper liquidity than what’s on offer in the City. Stuart Neal, the chief executive of Boku, told City AM shifting the firm’s listing across the Atlantic would [...]