Top of the list

20 January 2021 By Dasha Afanasieva Follow @dasha_reuters

Six European companies have already launched floats in 2021. That’s unusual: the second quarter is usually the busiest period for IPOs. Vaccines and resilient valuations mean that those who jump the gun are likely to be the ones who end up looking smart.

This content is for Subscribers only

Context News

A string of European companies has already announced their intentions to hold initial public offerings this year.

In London, infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight, British shoemaker Dr. Martens and online greetings cards retailer Moonpig launched listings. In the same period of 2020 and 2019, there were no IPO launches in London, according to regulatory filings.

Online car dealer Auto1 will list in Frankfurt and Polish lockers group InPost will go public in Amsterdam. Polish gaming group Huuuge also launched a listing in Warsaw.

Email a friend

Please complete the form below.

Required fields *