Energy storage developer eyes £350m valuation in London IPO November 17, 2021 Electrical energy storage developer Superdielectrics is set to list in London in the coming weeks, in hopes of boosting its valuation to £350m. The company is also intending to raise £20m in the December float, to help develop tech to build “environmentally benign” electrical energy storage devices for the sustainable energy and transport system push. “We [...]
YO! Sushi owner scouting for potential buyout bidders as IPO talks swirl November 16, 2021 YO! Sushi owner Snowfox Group has reportedly asked advisers to look into potential bidders following a series of advances. The Japanese food group is looking to jumpstart takeover talks, Sky News first reported, as talks of going public swirl. Mayfair Equity Partners, the group’s majority shareholder, has been exploring a potential initial public offering (IPO) [...]
MusicMagpie hires new chief finance officer following London float November 16, 2021 Recommerce business musicMagpie recruits Matthew Fowler as new executive director and chief financial officer, following Ian Storey’s promotion to chief operating officer at the time of the IPO of the group.
ProCook London IPO set to stir a near £160m valuation November 10, 2021 ProCook’s upcoming London initial public offering (IPO) is set to secure the gourmet kitchen retailer a nearly £160m valuation. The retailer will offer shares for 145p a piece, which will rally the £158m valuation. “We have been thrilled with the level of interest and support from a range of institutional and retail investors,” CEO and [...]
ProCook sets IPO price range up to £200m November 1, 2021 UK kitchenware brand ProCook has today set a price range for its planned IPO which gives the retailer an estimated market capitalisation up to £200m. The company announced a price range for shares between 137p to 185p, making its estimated market capitalisation between £150m and £200m. ProCook said 40 per cent of the company’s issued [...]
Jump start: Volvo Cars shares rise on £13bn market debut October 29, 2021 Volvo Cars shares have jumped on its £13bn market debut, which the Swedish carmaker said was “substantially oversubscribed”. It’s share price rose from 53 Swedish krona (£4.50) to around 59.99 krona (£5.10). The initial public offering (IPO), one of Europe’s largest this year, was delayed amid faltering investor confidence, according to reports. The carmaker, owned [...]
Softline to launch $1.5bn London IPO amid cybersecurity frenzy October 27, 2021 Cybersecurity firm Softline has launched a lofty $1.5bn initial public offering (IPO) in London today, as technology and security creep higher on the business agenda post-pandemic. The London headquartered firm will sell shares at a final offer price of $7.50 per share. “Today is an extremely proud day for the whole company,” founder and chairman [...]
WeWork to trade from Thursday after BowX merger October 20, 2021 Office-space provider WeWork is expected to start trading on the New York Stock Exchange from Thursday after a $9bn merger with special-purpose acquisition company (Spac) BowX Acquisition. As reported by the Financial Times, WeWork’s $9bn market evalutation is a fraction of the initial $47bn at which was listed before tanking its initial listing in 2019. [...]
EDF owned Pod Point set to raise £120m in London IPO next month October 18, 2021 Pod Point, an electric vehicle charging company majority owned by EDF Energy, is set to rally £120m in fresh funds from its London float which is due to land on the exchange next month. The initial public offering (IPO), which the firm announced last week, will see Legal & General Capital Investments sell off a [...]
THG boss to surrender ‘golden share’ after share price collapse October 17, 2021 Matthew Moulding, the founder of The Hut Group (THG), is poised to ditch his controversial “golden share” in the company in a bid to regain investor confidence after a shareholder presentation backfired last week and caused the group to lose a third of its value. Shares in UK e-commerce business THG, which owns brands such [...]