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Frankfurt and Zurich are poised to lead a European revival of stock market listings in the near future

Frankfurt and Zurich poised to eclipse London in IPO rush

Frankfurt and Zurich are poised to lead a European revival of stock market listings over the coming weeks, outpacing London, equity capital markets advisers say.

Business • 27 Aug

Stockholm-headquartered Klarna is best known for its buy-now pay-later products

Klarna IPO filing spurs hope of British fintech listings

Klarna's upcoming US initial public offering could help unlock a pipeline of British fintech flotations after a barren period for new technology listings, investors and lawyers, an executive has told Reuters.

Business • 24 Mar

The London Stock Exchange saw 88 companies delist or transfer their primary listing from the main market last year - the most since 2009

2024 sees big exodus from London Stock Exchange

Last year was one of the quietest on record for the London Stock Exchange, which saw the largest outflow of companies since the global financial crisis, stark new analysis shows.

Business • 06 Jan

Singapore-headquartered Shein in June filed confidentially with the Financial Conduct Authority for a London listing

Shein weighs sale of less than 10% of firm in London IPO

Fast fashion retailer Shein is considering asking UK regulators to waive listing rules that require at least 10% of its shares to be sold to the public in its planned London flotation, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

Business • 17 Dec 24

Vivendi's shareholders this week approved its breakup, in which Canal+ will be spun off and listed in London

Reeves hails UK listing of Canal+ as 'vote of confidence'

British finance minister Rachel Reeves said Canal+'s decision to list on the London stock exchange was a "vote of confidence" in Britain's market, after meeting with the broadcaster's CEO last week.

Business • 16 Dec 24

Just Eat Takeaway.com plans to delist its stock from the London stock exchange at the end of this year

Just Eat Takeaway to withdraw from London stock exchange

Netherlands-based food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway.com said today it plans to delist its stock from the London stock exchange at the end of this year, the latest large company to withdraw from the bourse.

Business • 27 Nov 24

The blockbuster London float is expected to value the retail giant at around £50 billion

Shein targets London stock market float in early 2025

Shein is targeting a London stock market float early next year, according to reports.

Business • 18 Nov 24

The regime will aim to attract a wider range of listings by reducing red tape

Britain fast-tracks biggest company listings shake-up

Britain's markets watchdog has paved the way for the biggest shake-up in three decades of rules for companies listing on the London Stock Exchange as it seeks to catch up with New York and the European Union post-Brexit.

Business • 11 Jul 24

Smurfit Kappa's shares will be delisted from Euronext Dublin on July 8

Smurfit Kappa shares now suspended from Euronext Dublin

Smurfit Kappa confirmed today that its shares listed on Euronext Dublin were suspended from trading from yesterday's close.

Business • 03 Jul 24

The combined Smurfit WestRock will be domiciled in Ireland, with its global headquarters in Dublin

Smurfit Kappa to delist from Euronext Dublin on July 8

Paper and packaging group Smurfit Kappa says it has obtained all of the regulatory clearances it needs to complete its $20 billion tie-up with US competitor WestRock.

Business • 27 Jun 24

The proposed listing by Shein would be one of the largest deals for the London Stock Exchange in a decade and comes amid a dearth of new firms on the UK's public markets

Shein poised to file for £51 billion London IPO - reports

Online fashion giant Shein is set to file for a London stock market listing as soon as this week, according to reports.

Business • 04 Jun 24

Earlier this month, Flutter shareholders overwhelmingly backed the transfer of its listing to New York at its AGM in Dublin

Flutter confirms primary listing now on NYSE

Paddy Power owner Flutter Entertainment confirmed today that its primary listing is now on the New York Stock Exchange.

Business • 31 May 24

Sebastian Ebel (C), CEO of TUI, rings the bell to start TUI's trading at the Deutsche Boerse stock exchange in Frankfurt, with Nicola Gehrt (L), TUI's Group Director Investor Relations and TUI CFO Mathias Kiep

TUI shares rise on return to Frankfurt stock exchange

TUI's shares rose today as the German travel group marked its return to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange after 10 years with a primary listing.

Business • 08 Apr 24

TUI reports stronger than expected first quarter results

Europe's largest travel operator TUI hs today reported far better-than-expected first quarter results as it swung to a profit on the back of robust travel demand, sending its shares 7.4% higher in early trading in Frankfurt.

Business • 13 Feb 24

London's FTSE 100 index was launched on January 3, 1984

London's FTSE 100 celebrates its 40th anniversary

The FTSE 100 is celebrating its 40th anniversary, as firms from Barclays to Sainsbury's remain a fixture of the UK's top stock market index.

Business • 03 Jan 24

Shein was valued at more than $60 billion in a May fundraising, down by a third from a funding round last year

Shein holds talks with LSE on possible listing - report

Fast fashion firm Shein has held talks with the London Stock Exchange about the possibility of a public listing in the UK, Sky News reported today, citing sources.

Business • 11 Dec 23

Trading was temporarily stopped twice on the FTSE small cap index earlier today

Small-cap trading on London stock market hit by outages

Trading in small company shares on the London Stock Exchange was halted twice today due to outages, the second time in less than two months that dealing in such shares has been disrupted.

Business • 05 Dec 23

The Refinitiv news and data platform experienced outages across different countries in Europe today

LSEG says Refinitiv Eikon platform outage fixed

Users of London Stock Exchange's Refinitiv news and data platform Eikon said they experienced brief outages across some countries in Europe today.

Business • 26 Sep 23

Dechra and Hikma, along with Marks & Spencer and Diploma are set to join the FTSE 100 index in September

M&S, Dechra, Hikma and Diploma set to join FTSE 100

Drugmakers Dechra and Hikma, along with retailer Marks & Spencer and technical products provider Diploma are set to join the UK's blue-chip FTSE 100 index in September.

Business • 23 Aug 23

98.43% of Kingspan's shareholders voted in favour of the move to delist from the London Stock Exchange today

Kingspan EGM approves move to delist from London

Kingspan shareholders have today approved the move to cancel the company's listing on the London Stock Exchange.

Business • 20 Jul 23

The London Stock Exchange will open as normal today after the death of Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96

London Stock Exchange open after death of Queen

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has said markets will open as normal today and will close at normal times, after the death of Britain's Queen Elizabeth at the age of 96.

Business • 09 Sep 22

There are no Russian securities trading on the LSE following today's move

London Stock Exchange suspends rest of Russian firms

The London Stock Exchange said today it had suspended trading in the remainder of the Russian securities listed on the exchange, after suspending the bulk of them earlier this week.

Business • 04 Mar 22

Ryanair announced plans to drop its London listing earlier this month due to a fall in trading volumes there

Ryanair to drop London Stock Exchange listing

Ryanair said today it had moved a request with Britain's financial watchdog to delist from the London Stock Exchange.

Business • 19 Nov 21

London Metal Exchange bosses said ventilation has been improved and traders are encouraged to maintain social distancing and wear masks

London Metal Exchange reopens trading floor

Brokers returned to the UK's only open trading pen today as the London Metal Exchange welcomed back floor trading for the first time in 18 months.

Business • 06 Sep 21

Paula Nolan (Glantus CCO), Maurice Healy (founder & CEO), Geoff Keating (CTO) and Grainne McKeown (CFO)

Glantus starts trading on London's AIM

Irish company Glantus, which provides accounts payable automation and analytics solutions, has today announced its flotation and admission to the AIM market of London Stock Exchange.

Business • 11 May 21