London listings in best start to year since 2007 March 13, 2014 LONDON’S red hot stock market is set to deliver the best first quarter for floats since the financial crisis, as a host of companies rushed to join the flotation queue yesterday. The capital’s stock market has raised $5.92bn (£3.5bn) since the start of the year, the best first quarter for initial public offerings since the [...]
Boohoo confirms £560m listing next week March 7, 2014 Online fashion website Boohoo has confirmed this morning that it’ll debut on London’s Alternative Investment Market (Aim) market next week, with a market cap of £560m. Shares will be trading from next Friday, with 600m placed at 50p each, raising £300m. The firm’s got plans to spend £50m of what’s raised via the flotation on [...]
What you need to know before the open March 7, 2014 A mixed open for Europe this morning as investors await the US employment report. Consensus is that US hiring increased enough in February to leave the Fed’s tapering plan on track. The S&P 500 saw a record finish again yesterday as weekly jobless claims dropped to a three-month low. The ECB disappointed yesterday, leaving its [...]
What the other papers say this morning – 5 March 2014 March 4, 2014 FINANCIAL TIMES Faith, hope and hedge funds for CoE The Church of England is ramping up the exposure of its £6bn endowment to alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity in a move that will cement its position as one of the UK’s largest single investors in these types of assets. The Church [...]
BooHoo to IPO with ex-Asos boss at helm February 25, 2014 ONLINE fashion retailer BooHoo.com has appointed Peter Williams as chairman ahead of its IPO which is expected in early March. Williams is a former director of rival fashion site Asos, which floated ten years ago and is currently worth around £6bn. He is a stellar hire for the group and widely hailed as one of [...]
Former Asos director to head Boohoo for £500m IPO February 25, 2014 Ex-Asos director Peter Williams is to become chairman of Boohoo.com – a rival online fashion store – as it finalises listing plans valuing it at £500m, Sky News understands. Williams, a seasoned retailer who left the Asos board last year, is to take the reins as the company prepares to float on the stock market. [...]
How Boohoo’s joined the queue of retailers flocking to market February 17, 2014 ONLINE fashion retailer boohoo.com is being groomed for a snap stock market flotation next month, joining the stampede of retail companies marching towards a London market listing this year. Boohoo.com, which is run by Manchester-based co-founders Carol Kane and Mahmud Kamani, is working with its financial broker Zeus Capital on plans for an initial public [...]
Bottom Line: Boohoo floats on rising tide as M&S sinks February 17, 2014 BOOHOO.COM’s founders look set to be crying tears of joy this March when the retailer, which specialises in catering to fashionistas, floats on the London stock exchange. For one of its most established competitors, however, it’s another reason to reach for the Kleenex and start sobbing. Marks & Spencer’s clothes division is a once-great national [...]
CentralNic raises £7m in float on Alternative Investment Market September 2, 2013 INTERNET domain name provider CentralNic Group began trading on the junior stock market yesterday after raising £7m. The firm, which sells premium domains with endings such as uk.com and eu.com, hopes to cash in on rising demand for personalised web addresses. “The response from investors to the IPO has reaffirmed our belief that CentralNic is [...]