IPO
This coverage examines initial public offerings (IPOs) in the UK retail sector, focusing on company valuations, market conditions, investor response, and strategic objectives. Reporting highlights how retailers prepare for and navigate IPOs as part of their growth plans — offering insight for executives, financial managers, and professionals involved in retail finance and corporate strategy.
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Oct- 2018 -24 OctoberHigh Street
B&M acquires French discount retailer Paminvest SAS
B&M has announced the acquisition of French firm Paminvest SAS, a discount retail group operating 95 stores under the trading name Babou. The deal was made through B&M’s subsidiary, EV Retail Limited, and totalled €91m (£80m) including the debt of the Babou refinanced by B&M. For the year ending 31…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustPeople Moves
B&M appoints two female appointments to its board of directors
B&M has has appointed Carolyn Bradley and Tiffany Hall to its board of directors in non-executive roles. B&M announced that Bradley will join the audit and risk committee and the nomination committee of the company, while Hall will join the discount retailer’s remuneration and nomination committees. Bradley joins from a…
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Jul- 2018 -16 JulyEconomy
The Works to open 50 stores per year and plans to IPO
Discount retailer The Works has unveiled plans to float on the London Stock Exchange and open 50 new stores each year, as it defies falling high street footfall. The Works is planning a £100m listing on the stock market which will give management and shareholders a £36.7m payout. Along with…
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Jun- 2018 -25 JuneHigh Street
Goldsmiths jewellers owner appoints banks ahead of IPO listing next year
The parent company of British jewellery retail chain Goldsmiths has appointed two banks to manage its flotation on the stock market next year. Aurum Holdings, which also owns Watches of Switzerland, has appointed Goldman Sachs and Barclays to aid with a public listing that may take place in London next…
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Mar- 2018 -12 MarchLuxury Goods
Farfetch poised to make £4bn IPO after hiring US banks
Online luxury retailer Farfetch has hired bankers from JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs as it readies itself to make an initial public offering (IPO). Farfetch, launched in 2008, enables nearly 900 boutiques and luxury brands to sell their designer products to around two million from 190 countries. According to reports,…
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