News | Latest Breaking News Stories & Headlines

Euronext said it had completed its takeover of the Borsa Italiana exchange

Euronext seals Borsa Italiana deal with capital hike

Stock market group Euronext has today announced a €1.8 billion share sale to existing investors as it completed its takeover of the Borsa Italiana exchange to bulk up its pan-European equities operations.

Business • 29 Apr 21

Deliveroo earlier today confirmed the pricing of its initial public offering at £3.90 per share - the bottom of its target range

Deliveroo shares tumble in London debut

Shares in Deliveroo plunged by as much as 30% in their trading debut today, slicing more than £2 billion off the company's valuation in a blow to the food delivery group and the London market for initial public offerings (IPO).

Business • 31 Mar 21

The Deliveroo IPO is one of the most eagerly watched-for initial public offerings in the first half of this year (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Deliveroo confirms IPO plans, narrows 2020 loss

British food delivery firm Deliveroo has today announced plans for its London listing, disclosing it posted an underlying loss in 2020 of £317m.

Business • 08 Mar 21

The Deliveroo IPO is one of the most eagerly watched-for initial public offerings expected in London in the first half of this year

Deliveroo to deliver $7 billion dual-class London IPO

Deliveroo plans a London stock market listing that could value the British food delivery firm at around $7 billion and mark the biggest new share issue in Britain in three years.

Business • 04 Mar 21

Trustpilot's deal, if successful, would be the third major London listing in 2021 so far

Online reviews platform Trustpilot plans London IPO

Reviews website Trustpilot said today it is considering launching an initial public offering (IPO) in London that would see at least 25% of the company floated on the London Stock Exchange.

Business • 01 Mar 21

A security guard stands outside the London Stock Exchange

London Stock Exchange completes Refinitiv deal

London Stock Exchange said today that it had completed its $27 billion deal to buy data provider Refinitiv as it bulks up into a major financial data provider to compete with Bloomberg.

Business • 29 Jan 21

The London Stock Exchange is aiming to complete its $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv on January 29

LSE set to close Refinitiv deal on January 29

The London Stock Exchange said it should complete its $27 billion acquisition of Refinitiv on January 29, as it bulks up into a major financial data provider to compete with Bloomberg.

Business • 20 Jan 21

The LSE Group has agreed to divest its 99.9% stake in the Borsa Italiana group in order to gain clearance for its deal to buy Refinitiv

EU clears LSE acquisition of Refinitiv

EU competition regulators have cleared the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion acquisition of data company Refinitiv, subject to a number of conditions including the sale of its Borsa Italiana operations.

Business • 13 Jan 21

The London Stock Exchange expects to close its $27 billion purchase of data analystics firm Refinitiv in the first quarter of next year

LSE says it is 'well positioned' for Brexit

The London Stock Exchange said today it expects to close its $27 billion purchase of data analystics firm Refinitiv in the first quarter of 2021 and posted a 2% increase in third-quarter total income.

Business • 23 Oct 20

Euronext suffered two glitches yesterday, one that froze morning transactions and another at the close of trade

Euronext's markets resume trading after glitches

The European stock markets run by Euronext resumed normal trading this morning, as Euronext aimed to restore full services after it was plagued by technical glitches the previous day.

Business • 20 Oct 20

LSE to sell Borsa Italian, based in Milan, to Euronext for €4.3 billion

LSE to sell Borsa Italian to Euronext for €4.3 billion

London Stock Exchange said today it had accepted a €4.325 billion offer by pan-European bourse operator Euronext for the Milan stock exchange.

Business • 09 Oct 20

LSE has started exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italian to Euronext after reviewing a group of competing bids for the Milan stock exchange

LSE picks Euronext as preferred bidder for Borsa Italia

London Stock Exchange has today entered exclusive talks to sell Borsa Italiana to Euronext, with the French operator seeing off Deutsche Boerse and Switzerland's Six as it bids to add another bourse to its pan-European network.

Business • 18 Sep 20

Swiss operator SIX Group has joined the race to buy Borsa Italiana in Milan

Swiss stock exchange joins race for Borsa Italiana

The battle for the Milan stock exchange heated up today with Swiss operator SIX Group saying that it, too, is joining the race to buy Borsa Italiana.

Business • 17 Sep 20

The biggest London stock market debut since 2013 nets
The Hut Group £920m while shareholders will share gross proceeds of £961m

The Hut Group seals bumper £5.4 billion London IPO

E-commerce firm The Hut Group is preparing for its first day of trading today after batting away corporate governance concerns to seal the first major British initial public offering since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

Business • 16 Sep 20

A unit of the London Stock Exchange clears over 90% euro-denominated swaps that are widely used by companies

EU to delay euro clearing decision on Brexit threat

The European Union is set to delay a decision on allowing clearing houses in London to continue clearing euro transactions for EU-based clients due to Britain's plan to breach part of the Brexit divorce settlement, a derivatives industry source said.

Business • 15 Sep 20

The headquarters of Borsa Italiana with the iconic statue L.O.V.E by Italy's Maurizio Cattelan, depicting a 11 metres-high hand with the middle finger up

Euronext and Italy's CDP in talks to buy Borsa Italiana

Pan-European exchange Euronext and Italian state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) confirmed today they were in talks to buy the Milan stock exchange Borsa Italiana.

Business • 11 Sep 20

Guild Esports counts former England soccer captain Beckham as its founding shareholder

David Beckham's Guild Esports to file for London IPO

David Beckham's Guild Esports, which owns and develops esports teams, said it intends to list on the London Stock Exchange this autumn, a move that would make it the first esports company in the UK to join the market.

Business • 09 Sep 20

THG operates retail brands including Lookfantastic and skincare group ESPA

The Hut Group launches £920m London flotation

E-commerce firm The Hut Group has confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, in potentially the biggest listing of a British company since 2013 and the first major London listing since the Covid-19 crisis.

Business • 03 Sep 20

London's leading role in the clearing business has helped to cement its status as Europe's top financial centre

London set to maintain grip on EU financial markets

London will remain a big part of Europe's financial market system well beyond Brexit as Covid-19 has thwarted Frankfurt's ambitions to grab billions of euros worth of derivatives clearing business from Britain.

Business • 20 Aug 20

The current European trading day is 9am to 5.30pm continental European time, longer than in Asia or Wall Street

European exchanges reject London's plan for shorter day

Shorter hours would not be in the best interests of investors or stock markets, European bourses said today, dashing hopes at banks and investment companies in London of cutting 90 minutes from the trading day.

Business • 01 Jul 20

European Union competition regulators have launched a four-month investigation into the LSE's deal for Refinitiv

EU warns of concerns over LSE's bid for Refinitiv

European Union competition regulators have warned about the possible anti-competitive effects of the London Stock Exchange's $27 billion bid for data and analytics company Refinitiv.

Business • 23 Jun 20

DNEG said it had received a strong level of interest from investors and would be assessing when to revive its IPO plans once market conditions improve

Hollywood visual effects firm DNEG postpones London IPO

Film special effects firm DNEG said today that it had postponed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in London due to ongoing market uncertainty.

Business • 15 Nov 19

London Stock Exchange has today rejected Hong Kong Exchange's $39 billion takeover offer

London Stock Exchange rejects Hong Kong takeover bid

London Stock Exchange has rejected Hong Kong Exchange's $39 billion takeover offer, opting to stick with its planned purchase of data and analytics group Refinitiv.

Business • 13 Sep 19