Canal+ float fails to make a splash as shares fall more than 23 per cent Markets The float of Canal+ on the London Stock Exchange got off to a shaky start with its share price dropping more than 23 per cent, valuing the company at around £2.4bn. The only £1bn-plus IPO of the year is the product of a long-awaited breakup of Paris-based Vivendi, which acquired Canal+ in 2000. Shares of the Paddington [...]
London Stock Exchange suffers biggest exodus in 15 years as former boss sounds alarm Markets The former head of the London Stock Exchange Group has warned its flagship bourse has become "deeply uncompetitive" amid its biggest exodus since the financial crisis.
London Stock Exchange takeover bonanza tops £50bn Banking This year's barrage of takeover bids for firms lsited on the London Stock Exchange has jumped to £52bn, igniting fears over the future of Britain's equity markets.
Just Eat set to abandon London listing November 27, 2024 Just Eat Takeaway has announced it will be delisting from the London Stock Exchange due to the administrative burden of a dual listing. When Just Eat Takeaway.com was created in 2020 between a merger of the London-based Just Eat and the Amsterdam-listed Takeaway.com, it had initially planned to to scrap its Dutch listing. However, in [...]
Applied Nutrition prices London IPO towards lower end of range October 24, 2024 Sports health brand Applied Nutrition priced its IPO at £350m, towards the bottom of its guided range but still a boost for the beleagured London Stock Exchange.
London Stock Exchange Group sacks US staff member over ‘racist’ video October 18, 2024 The London Stock Exchange Group has sacked one of its staff after a “concerning video” was shared online. In a Linkedin post, the FTSE 100 firm said today it had been made aware of a video involving one of its US staff members and it had now fired the person. “You may be aware of [...]
AIM chief: It will be painful, but we’ll survive Reeves’ tax raid October 17, 2024 While scrapping the inheritance tax relief on AIM shares would be "unnecessary and painful", London's junior market will survive if the change is implemented, the exchange's chief has said.
London-listed firms say uncertainty over AIM tax relief is hurting investor confidence October 10, 2024 Over 100 major London-listed companies, including Fevertree Drinks and YouGov, have written to the Chancellor warning that the uncertainty surrounding the future of a key tax relief tied to London’s junior stock market is battering investor confidence.
Applied Nutrition confirms plans to list this month October 7, 2024 It will be targeted at institutional investors in the UK as well as retail investors through the Retail Book platform. Following its IPO, the firm is targeting a free float of at least 25 per cent
Applied Nutrition to bring in retail shareholders for £500m float September 29, 2024 Protein shake maker Applied Nutrition is set to include millions of retail shareholders in its planned £500m float as soon as this week. The sports nutrition brand is set to muscle its way onto the public markets in collaboration with Peel Hunt-backed Retailbook, according to reports from Sky News. Last month, the firm confirmed plans [...]