Lord Myners report rescues Vince Cable over Royal Mail IPO December 18, 2014 The government received unexpected praise over Royal Mail’s float. But the City is being told to make some changes. One quick glance at the share price told the City’s critics’ everything they wanted to hear. The Royal Mail privatisation was another classic case of over-paid charlatans ripping the taxpayer off to the tune of [...]
Lending Club flotation: It’s good news and bad news December 12, 2014 Lending Club is a US-based peer-to-peer (P2P) lender. It acts as a conduit for the passage of money from individuals and institutions to businesses. Some call that crowdfunding – though increasingly that term is being reserved for platforms that raise money for equity, or property investment, or special purposes such as charity. Whatever you [...]
Dream debut as Lending Club valuation soars after IPO in boost to British crowdfunding December 11, 2014 Lending Club’s valuation soared to more than $8bn yesterday as shares rocketed as much as 60 per cent on their first day of trading. The world’s biggest peer-to-peer lender floated in New York, and could kick-start a new tech boom – with British crowdfunding firms getting a big boost from the intense investor interest. [...]
Camden Market IPO: First punks, then goths – now London’s alternative hotspot prepares for stock market investors December 8, 2014 For years a beacon of London’s alternative scene, it is perhaps symbolic that Camden Market is to float on the city’s Alternative Investment Market. Though how far it has come – masterminded by Israeli technology entrepreneur Teddy Sagi, Market Tech Holdings has bought up 11 acres of market real estate across the Camden Borough and now [...]
Camden Market IPO: Owner Market Tech Holdings aims for £100m listing on Aim December 8, 2014 The owner of Camden Market, Market Tech Holdings, yesterday announced its intention to list on London’s Alternative Investment Market. Market Tech is the holding company of a group that combines real estate assets in Camden Borough – namely Camden Stables Market, Hawley Wharf, Union Street Market and Camden Lock Market – with an [...]
FinnCap profits jump on boom in flotations and fundraisings December 2, 2014 BROKER FinnCap almost doubled its capital-raising in the past six months, the firm reported yesterday. The boom in flotations helped the mid-market specialist to raise £135m for clients, up from £75m in the same period of 2013. Revenues climbed 23 per cent to £8.5m, and pre-tax profits jumped 30 per cent to £1.3m. FinnCap’s work [...]
Lending Club IPO: World’s largest online marketplace preparing for $4bn US stock listing December 1, 2014 Lending Club, the world’s largest online marketplace directly connecting borrowers and investors, now intends to raise as much as $800m (£508m) in its upcoming initial public offering in New York. In an updated prospectus yesterday, the peer-to-peer (P2P) lender revealed it plans to price its stock between $10 and $12 a share, giving it a [...]
Gfinity IPO: eSports mania set to hit London with sector’s debut float November 30, 2014 In a move that surprised many, Amazon forked out just under $1bn in August to acquire online electronic sports (eSports) TV channel Twitch. For the majority in the UK, it was a first introduction to eSports: the world of online competitive video gaming. The industry attracts not only people who compete against each other, but [...]
£106m Quantum IPO puts Zeus Capital over £1bn raised November 27, 2014 Zeus Capital has advised on over £1bn worth of funds raised on Aim this year, after securing £106m for Quantum Pharma’s float next month. Quantum, the County Durham-based firm, is set to become the biggest pharmaceutical and biotech float on Aim this year with a valuation of £125m when its shares begin trading on 11 [...]
Blackstone rejects $2bn offer for Center Parcs as it mulls a flotation November 24, 2014 London-based private equity firm BC Partners and the Canada Pension Fund (CPP) have had $2bn (£1.27bn) joint takeover offer for Center Parcs rejected by owner Blackstone Group. US investment conglomerate Blackstone is understood to have rejected the offer because it undervalued the British holiday park operator. A report on Sky News last night said it [...]