Midea would have found the public markets less welcoming had it listed 5 years ago
Rise in foreign takeovers and shortage of IPOs reduce pool that investors can select from
Berlin-based group should be capable of steady, if not spectacular, growth
Labour MP calls for UK government to ban imported products made by forced labour in Chinese region of Xinjiang
$4bn secondary listing is exchange’s biggest offering since 2021 but does not signal a revival, say analysts
Law firms have been central to the biggest revamp of Britain’s capital markets in decades
One of world’s biggest academic publishers seeks valuation of €7bn in test of appetite for European listings
Soar spots
Balance is needed on incentives to ensure Pershing Square USA fund does not struggle after floating
Plus, Arizona iced tea takes on investment bank Evercore in court and arrest of Telegram founder churns up financial troubles
US fund relaunch could include right to buy extra shares or stock in billionaire’s hedge fund
Turmoil comes months after previous boardroom spat over chair Michael Moritz and ahead of long-awaited IPO
Bourse’s new CEO says foreign investors had been put off, but he is encouraged by changes at state-controlled groups
Interesting technology was enough to get a public listing in a more lenient era but commercial aspects were undeveloped
Europe’s problem banks now appear to be some of those best positioned for growth
Memory products maker could achieve $10bn valuation as investors pile into AI and chip stocks
Company defies fintech downturn as government seeks to convince it to pick London for IPO
City minister Tulip Siddiq calls in Britain’s largest fintech for talks after regulator granted critical banking licence
Consortium leader CK Infrastructure, controlled by Li Ka-shing’s family, also announces secondary listing in London
With traditional IPOs have been far and few, so-called blank cheque companies have been seeking to fill the void
Start-up receives strong fund backing in country’s biggest IPO so far this year
Prada and Samsonite must be watching with interest the skincare group’s attempt to delist
German group says it could list car parts division in late 2025 pending ‘detailed review’
What started as a characteristically bold scheme came crashing down after a startling series of setbacks
Ack-man of La Mancha
