Bridgepoint sets London IPO of up to £2.9bn July 14, 2021 Private equity firm Bridgepoint’s London IPO could value the company at as much as £2.9bn, in the first major UK listing for the industry in decades. The buyout group, which has around €27.4bn of assets under management across equity and debt funds, is looking to raise up to £789m when it lists on the London [...]
Kate Middleton-favoured maternity brand Seraphine eyeing £150m IPO July 13, 2021 Online maternity and nursing brand Seraphine is looking to raise just over £150m in its London IPO, floating on the tech-crazed market for the first time today. Today’s float, which commenced at 08:00, will see Kate Middleton’s go-to maternity brand’s shares set at 295p per share under the ticker “BUMP”. Around 50 per cent of [...]
Revolution Beauty to make stock market debut July 13, 2021 Revolution Beauty are plotting a float on London’s alternative markets valuing the company at nearly half a billion pounds. The float has received strong support from shareholders and was significantly oversubscribed, the UK-based firm said this morning. Read more: Asos enters deal with Nordstrom to bolster Topshop’s US presence Adam Minto, the beauty firm’s boss [...]
London IPO: LendInvest prices AIM float as it looks to raise £40m July 9, 2021 Property finance asset manager LendInvest will float on the AIM index on Wednesday, with shares priced at 186p
Test for London’s fintech sector: Wise listing could turn into ‘volatile affair’ July 6, 2021 Cross border payments company and fintech giant Wise will be admitted to the London Stock Exchange tomorrow morning. No price guidance has been issued, which will mean that the stock price will be determined during the auction, which will be a lengthy one – from 7.50am onwards, with trading to begin just after 11am – [...]
Private equity firm Bridgepoint confirms plans to float on London Stock Exchange July 6, 2021 Private equity firm Bridgepoint have confirmed plans to raise £300m through an impending float. The firm dangled the prospect of an IPO last month but have confirmed the move in an announcement to markets this morning. The buyout group, which has around £27.4bn of assets under management across equity and debt funds, says it seeks [...]
London IPOs record best start in seven years July 2, 2021 Floatations and fundraisings in the City recorded their best start in seven years, according to figures published today. Total equity raised in London topped £27bn in the first six months of this year, driven by strong investor appetite for high-profile listings such as software firm Darktrace. 49 IPOs raised over £9bn in the first six months [...]
AI startup Onfido considers listing in New York instead of London June 27, 2021 The British digital identity startup is reportedly considering a stateside IPO over a London listing, due to rapid business growth in North America. London-headquartered Onfido has begun swapping British accounting standards for American, in preparation for a “potential US IPO in the near future”, The Telegraph first reported. The AI startup, which helps firms like Microsoft, [...]
Terrific Thursday for London IPO market as Wise, Victorian Plumbing, Seraphine, Poolbeg and Voyager Life confirm plans to float June 17, 2021 Fintech firm Wise, bathroom retailer Victorian Plumbing; high end maternity retailer Seraphine, favoured by the Duchess of Cambridge; Dublin-based drug maker Poolbeg and cannabidiol products supplier Voyager Life all revealed plans to float today. Money transfer firm Wise said this morning to join the London Stock Exchange in what could be the biggest UK listing [...]
Listing bonanza: Here are the IPOs to watch out for this year June 16, 2021 Building on the momentum seen towards the end of last year, IPO activity in London is surging so far this year. However, Deliveroo’s recent IPO flop demonstrates that success is far from guaranteed. City A.M. compiled an overview of the UK, US and international IPO contenders to watch this year as the global economy recovers. [...]