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Inspecs raises £19.3m in IPO valuing company at £138m
Inspecs has raised £19. 3m in a share placing to fund acquisitions and investments that values the spectacle frames maker and distributor at £138m.
Cabot Square Alternatives launches £200m London IPO
Investment firm Cabot Square Alternatives is to float on the main market of the London Stock Exchange as part of a £200. 0m fund-raising.
Saudi Aramco cancels plans for marketing shares in Europe
Saudi Arabia called off plans to formally market shares of its state oil company outside the kingdom and other Gulf countries in its initial public offering, reported The Financial Times.
Saudi Aramco delays IPO until after Q3 results
Saudi Aramco has delayed its planned initial public offering for until after its third quarter results in the hope that they will boost investor confidence, sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Kaspi.kz pulls London listing amid 'uncertain' market conditions
Kazakh financial group Kaspi. kz has pulled its debut on the London Stock Exchange, blaming "unfavourable and uncertain" market conditions.
Pressure grows on WeWork founder to step aside - reports
Investors in WeWork are agitating for founder Adam Neumann to step down as chief executive, according to reports.
Lightspeed Solar Partners to debut on London market
Lightspeed Solar Partners is to float on the London Stock Exchange as it seeks to raise $250. 0m to fund acquisitions.
Vaalco Energy to list in London
Texan oil company Vaalco Energy is seeking a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Brickability floats on AIM with second-largest market cap of 2019
Shares of British building trade supplier Brickability were admitted to trading on London's Alternative Investment Market on Thursday after it raised £57m in its initial public offering.
Poundland owner Pepkor prepares for €4bn flotation or sale
Poundland's owner Pepkor Europe is reported to be preparing a €4bn (£3. 7bn) sale or flotation in September after untangling itself from its troubled parent company.
Jefferies welcomes governance changes at Burford Capital, reiterates 'buy'
Analysts at Jefferies gave the 'thumbs up' to Burford Capital's response to shareholder concerns about governance, reiterating their 'buy' recommendation and 2,400p target price for the shares.
Aston Martin shares slump again after near-£80m half-year loss
Aston Martin posted a pretax loss of £78. 8m ($96m) for the six months through June after a £20. 8m profit in the first half of 2018.
Trainline targets £1.7bn valuation in London IPO
UK transport booking app Trainline priced its shares at the top end of its targeted range at 350 pence per share on Friday, in a move that leaves the company sporting a £1. 68bn valuation in its London stock market debut.
Airtel Africa targets £3.6bn valuation for London IPO
Airtel Africa on Monday set its London IPO price at 80-100 pence per share, targeting a valuation of up to £3. 6bn.
ReAssure confirms intention to float
ReAssure has confirmed its intention to float on the stock market, allowing Swiss Re to cash in some of its stake in the closed life book company.
ReAssure plans London flotation
ReAssure Group is planning an initial public offering in London to raise funds for further expansion of its closed life book business.
Trainline looks to raise at least £75m from June IPO
Rail ticket booking app Trainline expects to raise at least £75m when it floats on the London Stock Exchange in June.
Alibaba plans to raise $20bn through Hong Kong listing
Alibaba is considering raising as much as $20bn through a second listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after its 2014 record-breaking stock market debut in New York that saw it raise $25bn.
Online ticketing service Trainline on track for London float
Victoria Investments may announce on Wednesday plans to float its online rail and coach platform Trainline on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in order to increase its profile and maximise on European demand.
M&S says progress inconsistent as profit falls
Marks & Spencer's annual profit fell almost 10% as underlying revenue declined across the retail chain's food and clothing and home divisions.