Aveva nears closure on multi-billion-pound Schneider buyout September 12, 2022 London listed software developer Aveva is near to closing a deal that would see it fully taken over by French industrial giant Schneider Electric. The two companies are in discussions for Schneider to acquire the roughly 40 per cent stake in Aveva that it does not already own, at a price of £30 a share, [...]
Eurowag boss: ‘We floated in London as we would get the best reception’ September 6, 2022 Martin Vohanka – chief executive of Czech tech platform Eurowag – said he chose London for the company’s IPO because it would “get the best reception.” “It’s about the best venue, where we believed there was the largest pool of investors which could understand our business model,” he told City A.M. Founded in its current [...]
BAE backed spacecraft designer Reaction Engines prepares for IPO August 24, 2022 Boeing and Rolls-Royce backed aerospace engineering firm Reaction Engines is preparing to launch a more than £1bn initial public offering (IPO). The Oxfordshire-headquartered spaceplane designer has told shareholders it intends to raise a pre-IPO round of funding, with a view to listing its shares on public markets as soon as 2024, Sky News first reported. [...]
Essex fire extinguisher seller seeks to raise £3m on London’s AIM June 14, 2022 A British fire safety company, that first started selling its product on Amazon, is seeking to raise £3m by listing on London’s AIM. Essex-based fire safety firm Lifesafe Technologies is planning to float on London’s alternative market after it first began selling its “5-in-1” fire extinguisher on Amazon in August 2021. The company’s lightweight fire [...]
When clickbait becomes investor bait: LadBible makes strong debut on AIM with £360m market cap December 15, 2021 Digital youth publisher LBG Media, also known as LadBible, started a successful day of trading on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market today, with shares already climbing to 195p by midday.
Israeli maritime firm Windward floats on LSE after raising £34.5m December 6, 2021 Israeli maritime intelligence firm Windward announced today its admission to trade on the LSE’s AIM market. After raising £34.5m from investors such as Hargreave Hale, the company floated with a market cap of £126.5m, placing shares at 155p. “Today marks the next step in the growth of Windward and I am grateful for all the [...]
IPO: Pantheon Infrastructure looks to raise £300m for shopping spree October 11, 2021 Investment trust Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT) is seeking to float on the London Stock Exchange at an issue price of 100p per share. Looking to raise £300m from institutional and retail investors, the trust will use the cash injection to invest in different industries, from digital infrastructure such as data centres and fibre-optic networks to utility [...]