Although European IPO markets still trail pre-pandemic levels, they began an upward trajectory in 2024, with an encouraging pipeline of new IPO candidates lined up for 2025. Regulators, issuers and investors are not resting...more
3/31/2025
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EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Markets ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Listing Rules ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities ,
Venture Capital
Resetting expectations -
It was clear in the opening months of 2022 that the winds had changed for the global IPO market as compared to the prior year, a rocky path that continued throughout the year and into the first...more
4/28/2023
/ Asia Pacific ,
Capital Markets ,
Economic Growth ,
EMEA ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Global Market ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Stock Markets ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
While IPO activity was robust throughout Europe, the Nordic region stood out -
It was a blockbuster year for IPOs of European firms, following the global trend. In total, 476 European firms listed last year, excluding...more
Although most SPAC activity is concentrated in the US, the boom in listings spells opportunities for European firms -
Amid the ups and downs in financial markets in 2020, the boom in activity in the special purpose...more
On 11 November 2020, the FCA published a review of delayed disclosure of inside information (DDII) by issuers under MAR as part of its latest Primary Market Bulletin newsletter.
As part of this review the FCA analysed all...more
Prospectus Regulation -
ESMA publishes Final Report on prospectus disclosure guidance to replace CESR Recommendations -
Background -
On 15 July 2020, ESMA published its Final Report1 on guidelines for disclosure...more
There has been a lot of publicity and interest surrounding the direct listings of Spotify (2018) and Slack (2019) in the United States. In many respects, these transactions resemble the traditional "introduction" which has...more
6/16/2020
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Corporate Issuers ,
Direct Listing ,
EU ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Banks ,
NYSE ,
Private Placements ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Slack ,
Spotify ,
UK