AIM: Another firm bails out of listed status due to £250,000 admin costs April 17, 2024 Scirocco, an AIM-listed operation, will delist due to high admin costs and what it describes as limited flexibility on the public markets
Euronext confirms talks to bid for London Stock Exchange’s Borsa Italiana September 11, 2020 European exchange Euronext has confirmed that it is in talks with state-owned Italian investment bank CDP to submit a bid to buy Borsa Italiana from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). In July, LSE said that it may sell Borsa Italiana or just its bond-trading platform MTS as it tries to win EU approval for its [...]
Arm chief nets £55m after blockbuster New York float June 2, 2024 The boss of Arm netted £55m last year after floating the British chipmaker on New York’s Nasdaq stock exchange, according to reports.
Shein considers selling shares to public in potential £52bn London listing August 21, 2024 Fast fashion giant Shein is reportedly considering selling its shares directly to the British public as part of a potential £52bn listing on the London Stock Exchange. The company’s bankers, including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are pushing for plans to sell to retail investors along with institutional investors, according to The Telegraph. [...]
London-based Marex files for New York IPO in huge blow to the City December 8, 2023 London-based commodities broker Marex has filed for an initial public offering in New York in a huge blow to the City after a drought of floats this year.
Oil, gas and mining ride the commodities boom as fundraising tops £1bn November 29, 2021 Oil, gas and mining companies have raised over £1bn in fundraising on the London Stock Exchange this year, amid a commodity price boom.
London-listed Centaur Media receives takeover approach April 10, 2024 Centaur Media, the owner of titles such as The Lawyer, could become the latest London-listed company to go private after a takeover approach was revealed.
Protest to call for London Stock Exchange to delist £1bn of Belarus bonds September 1, 2020 The London Stock Exchange has been hit by calls to delist almost £1bn of Belarus government bonds in the wake of alleged vote rigging by the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko. In June, the Belarusian government listed $1.25bn (£930bn) of bonds on the London Stock Exchange for the first time. A group of Belarus expats – [...]
Spring Budget 2024: Hunt considering plans for private firms to trade shares on exchanges March 3, 2024 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is reportedly considering launching a system for UK private firms to have their shares traded on exchanges before the end of this year as the Treasury looks to strengthen the country's capital markets.
FCA confirms biggest shake-up of listing rules ‘in 30 years’ July 11, 2024 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed a sweeping shake-up of its listing rules today in a bid to revive the City’s public markets and correct a drop off in flotations over the past two years.