EV charging firm Pod Point to float on London Stock Exchange October 11, 2021 After a year of preparation, electric vehicle (EV) charging firm Pod Point announced today its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange by mid-November. The company – which was acquired by energy giant EDF in February 2020 – is expected to have a premium listing with a 25 per cent free float. As a [...]
Buy-to-let and partnerships power LendInvest portfolios in first results since IPO October 11, 2021 In its first update since going public, property finance asset manager Lendinvest has reported a 31.7 per cent increase in assets under management and a 39.8 per cent increase in funds under management. The growth was caused by record originations in buy-to-let (BTL) as well as new transactions and financial partnerships – including the £100 [...]
Burger King UK prepares for whopper £600m London listing October 10, 2021 Fast-food chain Burger King is preparing to float on the London Stock Exchange for around £600m, according to reports. Burger King UK is understood to be in advanced discussions with potential advisers, including Investec and Numis bankers, as the company readies itself to list next year, according to The Times, which first reported the news. [...]
Fill it up: Saudi Aramco mulls an IPO for its retail fuels business October 7, 2021 Oil giant Saudi Aramco is said to be considering an IPO for its retail fuels and lubricants business. Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s most valuable companies, want to pursue the float plans so that it can maintain its multi-billion-dollar dividend policy, Bloomberg reports. The unit is reasonable new, having only been set up as [...]
Agriculture giant Olam looking to raise £2bn in London food ingredients IPO October 6, 2021 Olam International, the global agricultural commodity trading giant, is considering raising £2bn through the IPO of its London-based food ingredients unit next year, the firm has announced this morning. Five global banks have been appointed to work on the IPO, which would likely rank among the biggest offerings in London over the last few years. [...]
London IPO activity smashes new records as it already outpaced whole of 2020 October 6, 2021 London has retained its dominance as the most attractive European IPO venue by funds raised in the third quarter, continuing the deal momentum witnessed in the previous two quarters and reaching new record highs. Both the main market and Alternative Investment Market (AIM) have built on the resurgence of activity seen in the last two [...]
Going for gold (and copper): Great Southern Copper plots £3.5m London IPO October 4, 2021 Copper-gold exploration company Great Southern Copper (GSC) has told City AM it is targeting a listing on London’s main market in the coming weeks, as it capitalises on copper’s central role in the growing electric vehicle (EV) market. GSC, which focuses on tier-one assets in the largest copper producer in the world, Chile, is seeking [...]
Oxford Nanopore soars on London debut, touching £5bn September 30, 2021 Shares in genome sequencing company Oxford Nanopore rocketed as much as 45 per cent this morning after its IPO, in the best-ever London market debut for a company of its size. Oxford Nanopore shares were trading at 619p per share at market open, pushing its market cap up to £4.93bn – significantly higher than the [...]
UK’s Tortilla Mexican food chain valued at £70m as it prices shares ahead of IPO September 30, 2021 Mexican fast food chain Tortilla has been valued at £70m after pricing its shares in the region of expectations ahead of its debut on London’s Aim market. Tortilla priced its shares at 181 pence per share, less than a week after it announced its intention to float on the London stock exchange. The restaurant brand [...]
Forward Partners’ portfolio value swells in maiden results September 29, 2021 Early stage venture capital firm Forward Partners today reported a jump in its portfolio value in the first half of the year, in the first results since its listing on London’s Aim market in July. Ventures portfolio value increased by £22m to £108m in the six months to 30 June, including £3.5m new investments during [...]