Six Exchange boss: London was always punching above its weight Markets Bjorn Sibbern’s Six Group has, so far, weathered a bruising 2026. But, Ali Lyon asks, can its approach to running two of Europe’s largest bourses – which look markedly different to that of its UK counterpart the London Stock Exchange – survive its continent’s fabled regulators? Life at the top of a European stock exchange [...]
London Stock Exchange’s Pisces market set to host third tech deal Markets The London Stock Exchange’s fledgling private Pisces market is set to receive another boost after a third tech company unveiled plans for an employee share sale on the platform. Veremark, which uses technology to conduct background checks and screening, will conduct a £6m share sale on the London Stock Exchange’s Private Securities Market (PSM), allowing [...]
Pisces’ first birthday was an intimate affair Markets The faint pop of a champagne bottle was heard in the Square Mile a few days ago, marking the first anniversary of the LSE getting a licence for Pisces – the private securities venue providing liquidity to fast-growing firms. As celebrations go, it was an intimate affair. Over the past year, just three businesses have [...]
JP Morgan eyes role on London Stock Exchange’s Pisces market September 7, 2026 JP Morgan is seeking approval to handle deals on the London Stock Exchange’s Pisces market in a sign of growing momentum behind the private bourse. The US bank is looking to join the likes of Bank of America and Rothschild in becoming a so-called registered auction agent, which would allow it to broker deals on [...]
The London Stock Exchange is shrinking – but Julia Hoggett is still an optimist August 11, 2026 The London Stock Exchange’s two flagship indexes are trading near all-time highs. But beneath the surface, it has been another testing year for the capital’s bourse. Boss Dame Julia Hoggett tells Ali Lyon what she is doing to disprove the doomsters. In the cavernous foyer of London’s historic stock exchange, a giant cube is flashing [...]
British brewery drafts plan to join Pisces platform August 4, 2026 A British brewery has drawn up plans to become the inaugural member of Asset Match’s new private markets platform, granting it a major boost as it competes to lure over unlisted companies to its framework. The online private stock market has welcomed Wiltshire-based brewer and pub operator Wadworth to its Private Intermittent Securities and Capital [...]
LSEG boss hails ‘growing momentum’ of Pisces as profit soars July 30, 2026 The boss of London Stock Exchange operator LSEG has hailed the “growing momentum” of its new Pisces venue as it reported a jump in profit. Chief executive David Schwimmer said the new private markets venue, which recently saw some of its first major transactions, was “opening up significant new market opportunities.” Earlier this month, autonomous [...]
Moneybox boosts London’s Pisces market in ‘milestone’ £45m sale July 13, 2026 Moneybox has granted London’s novice private markets platform another major boost after confirming a £45m employee share sale. The move has been hailed a “milestone transaction” in the City’s efforts to keep tech firms from looking for opportunities abroad. The fintech will use the London Stock Exchange’s Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) [...]
Qplay’s JP Jenkins debut marks lacklustre launch for Pisces March 10, 2026 Roll the dice. Make your move. Prove you’re the smartest. But hurry – the clock’s ticking. That is the opening of a video ad for Outsmarted, a board game owned by Qplay, which is set to be the first company to list on London’s new Pisces private market. It might have also described the fierce [...]
London Stock Exchange confirms first firm on Pisces framework February 20, 2026 A vehicle containing shares in a £1.3bn venture capital firm that backs tech spin-outs from Oxford University will be the first organisation to use the new Pisces private stock market, the London Stock Exchange has said. The UK’s flagship capital markets operator confirmed that shares in Oxford Science Enterprises, an early-stage VC fund best known [...]