| Date | Title | Description |
| 24.11.2025 | The FTSE 100’s good year masks a much deeper problem | The FTSE 100 has had a good year by recent standards. Up nearly 16 per cent, it has outperformed the S&P 500, Nasdaq, Stoxx 600 and Paris’s Cac. What’s more, three new listings in October even suggested that a well-documented dearth of ... |
| 12.11.2025 | Shawbrook’s private equity owner eyes another £3bn IPO | The private equity owner of specialist lender Shawbrook is eyeing another blockbuster listing for one of its portfolio companies, fresh reports have suggested.
Pollen Street Capital is understood to be laying the groundwork for an IPO for i... |
| 11.11.2025 | Princes shares jump as boss of tinned tuna giant eyes M&A spree | The boss of Princes Group has laid the foundations for future deals after the firm’s admission to the London Stock Exchange helped build up its “firepower”.
Simon Harrison, chief executive of Princes, said the listing marked a “milestone pe... |
| 06.11.2025 | What does the Bank’s rate decision mean for your finances? | UK households who were hoping for a rate cut today may be disappointed after the Bank of England held interest rates at four per cent.
The decision came amid concerns surrounding high inflation ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ crunch Budg... |
| 06.11.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Turning Telegraph page is painful reading for RedBird | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
Gerry Cardinale is not one to give up easily – or quietly. The RedBird Capital Partners principal is now in the third year – an... |
| 05.11.2025 | Autumn Budget: Reeves must cure British ‘pessimism’ disease | Ahead of the Autumn Budget, City Reporter Samuel Norman sits down with top industry names for a Budget Briefing. This week, chief executive of Peel Hunt urges Reeves to use the Budget to start the cure for British pessimism.
As Rachel Reeve... |
| 31.10.2025 | Princes Group prices London IPO at bottom end of range | Shares in Princes Group made their debut on the London Stock Exchange on Friday, rounding off a rare, busy month of listings for the British bourse after a prolonged drought.
The Liverpool-based business, which makes Branston beans, Batchel... |
| 31.10.2025 | Cindrigo shares lift as energy firm debuts on London’s main market | Energy developer Cindrigo today became the latest business to float on the London Stock Exchange, rounding off one of the busiest months for London listings in years after a prolonged drought.
The Finnish business has joined the main market... |
| 30.10.2025 | Shawbrook shares jump in biggest City IPO debut of the year | Shares in specialist lender Shawbrook soared in early trading after the firm made its IPO debut in the City.
The bank’s stock was up over six per cent in early trading to 393.43p.
Shawbrook kicked off its London Stock Exchange float targeti... |
| 21.10.2025 | FTSE 100 Live: Public borrowing jumps, Coca Cola £2bn takeover | Good morning from the City AM liveblog team.
The London listings revival is gathering pace as prize draw operator Winvia today confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the capital.
The Omaze rival is set to list on London’s j... |
| 21.10.2025 | Analysts dampen outlook for FTSE 100 banks as tax clouds gather | The UK’s top banks are gearing up for a third-quarter reporting season where all eyes will be on the Labour government’s second Autumn Budget.
Speculation of a bank tax hike has dominated chatter around the sector in recent months and eleva... |
| 20.10.2025 | Prize draw operator Winvia plots London float | The London listings revival is gathering pace as prize draw operator Winvia today confirmed plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the capital.
The Omaze rival is set to list on London’s junior AIM market, seeking to raise around £40... |
| 16.10.2025 | Merz calls for pan-European stock exchange | Friedrich Merz has called for the creation of a pan-European stock exchange in a move that would help it compete with Asian and US counterparts and eclipse the liquidity offered on London’s ailing bourse.
In an address to parliament in Berl... |
| 14.10.2025 | Will London meet tinned tuna giant Prince’s expectations? | The City heaved a sigh of relief last week after tinned tuna heavyweight Princes confirmed its intention to proceed with its IPO to list on London’s main index.
The group, which has a £2bn portfolio of familiar household food brands includi... |
| 13.10.2025 | Shawbrook looks to raise over £50m in November IPO | Specialist lender Shawbrook has confirmed its intention to kick off an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.
The company is targeting a listing in early November 2025 and expects to raise £50m in net proceeds through n... |
| 13.10.2025 | Peel Hunt: UK’s IPO prospects now on a ‘level playing field’ | The City’s IPO prospects now stand on a “level playing field” with other major venues, despite a battle to keep the next generation of listing talent in the UK, a top market analyst has said.
Speaking at City & Financial Global’s Capita... |
| 10.10.2025 | Tinned tuna giant Princes confirms intention to float | Tinned tuna heavyweight, Princes, has confirmed its intention to proceed with its IPO to list on London’s main index.
The decision comes just one week after the Italian-owned business announced it was considering a listing.
The offer will b... |
| 09.10.2025 | UK IPOs predicted to rebound as London anticipates listings | London IPO activity remained subdued in the third quarter of 2025, but improved market sentiment and a strong 2026 IPO pipeline suggests confidence in the capital’s flagship index is beginning to grow.
Between July and September, there were... |
| 09.10.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Reeves heads outside in hunt for new banking watchdog | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
File it under ‘Rachel Reeves’s headaches’. A search for Britain’s top banking regulator is about to get underway, and the word ... |
| 08.10.2025 | London is back in business – listing revival shows the City’s spark is back | London is back in business. We are witnessing confidence return to the City and optimism return to our capital markets as London is fast regaining its spark.
The facts speak for themselves – in just the last few weeks, we’ve seen a wave of ... |
| 06.10.2025 | Shawbrook confirms IPO plans as listings revival gathers pace | Shawbrook has confirmed its plans for a stock market listing in the latest sign of a resurgence in activity in London’s IPO market.
The Essex-based bank has today published its registration document ahead of its intention to apply to admit ... |
| 06.10.2025 | FTSE 100 Live: Shawbrook confirms IPO; Aston Martin hit by tariffs | Good morning from the City AM liveblog team.
After a worryingly-long drought, the London IPO market roared back to life this morning following a shot in the arm last week.
Shawbrook has kicked off the week putting the City on the front foot... |
| 05.10.2025 | Reeves and Goldman chief to pitch London to IPO candidates | Chancellor Rachel Reeves will pitch to London Stock Exchange flotation candidates alongside one of the City’s top bankers, in her bid to revive interest in the struggling UK market.
First reported by Sky News, Reeves and Lucy Rugby, the new... |
| 04.10.2025 | IPO woes: Can LED face masks and tinned tuna IPOs revitalise London? | The City heaved a sigh of relief on Friday morning, as two companies ploughed ahead with their plans to list on the London market, signalling that an IPO drought that has long plagued the London bourse may soon come to an end.
The Beauty Te... |
| 02.10.2025 | FTSE 100 Live: Tesco shares rally; OpenAI nets $500bn price tag | Good morning from the City AM liveblog team.
The FTSE 100 is leading the City higher this morning as it continues to build on records sealed earlier in the week. The index rose 0.2 per cent to 9,464.91 this morning, following on from yester... |
| 02.10.2025 | Shawbrook gearing up for £2bn IPO in boost to London market | Specialist lender Shawbrook is preparing to announce intention of its London Stock Exchange debut – a move which could take place as soon as Thursday next week.
Shawbrook’s private equity owner – Pollen Street Capital – is eying a £2bn valu... |
| 30.09.2025 | Brits over £200 worse off as cost of living crisis continues | Brits have found themselves over £200 worse off each month compared to last year, as they continue to suffer the consequences of the cost of living crisis.
According to the latest report from specialist bank Shawbrook, the average UK adult ... |
| 25.09.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Investor row is a Curve-ball for Lloyds deal | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
Talk about a messy divorce. For investors in Curve, the digital wallet provider founded a decade ago, its impending sale to Llo... |
| 14.08.2025 | ‘IPO jungle drums starting to beat’: City grandees eye autumn flurry | Global equities climbed to a record high on Wednesday, aided by yet another day in the green for the FTSE 100 that has sparked a rare bout of optimism among City grandees that life could be breathed into the Square Mile’s beleaguered IPO ma... |
| 14.08.2025 | The UK’s IPO market is in need of pizzazz – here’s how to get it | London’s IPO market is struggling, but there is hope. Charles Hall lays out how the government can revitalise the country’s capital markets
Rachel Reeves recently announced the creation of a Listings Taskforce with the bold remit “to attrac... |
| 10.08.2025 | New Princes: Food giant gears up for £700m City listing | International food operations giant New Princes is gearing up for a blockbuster listing on the London Stock Exchange – a move City officials hope will spark a wave of new flotations.
The Italian-owned business – which makes Princes Tuna and... |
| 07.08.2025 | Shawbrook expands loan book ahead of mooted London float | Specialist lender Shawbrook expanded its loan book in the first half of the year helping profit soar.
The bank – which is owned by private equity firm Pollen Street Capital – recorded a 35 per cent jump in profit before tax to £168.6m as it... |
| 06.08.2025 | Metro Bank trebles profit amid pivot to specialist lending | Metro Bank more than trebled its profit in the first six months of the year as its transformation strategy gained pace.
The high street lender recorded an underlying profit before tax of £45m, compared with £12.8m in the second half of 2024... |
| 31.07.2025 | LSEG shares slip despite dividend rise | Shares in LSEG slipped by more than two per cent in early morning trade despite the FTSE 100 giant upgrading its earnings forecasts and upping its dividend.
The data and analytics business, which also operates the London Stock Exchange, sai... |
| 28.07.2025 | English Environment Firm Acquires Scottish Climate Consultancy EnviroCentre | Cura Terrae, an English environmental services company, has acquired Scottish climate consultancy EnviroCentre as it continues to expand with backing from private equity group Palatine.
EnviroCentre will become part of Cura Terrae’s Land an... |
| 23.07.2025 | Business lender Shawbrook plots £2bn London IPO | Shawbrook is lining up a London IPO in the second half of the year in a much-needed boost to the capital’s public markets.
The business lender is pressing ahead with plans that target a valuation of as much as £2bn, according to the Financi... |
| 11.07.2025 | Which UK banks are next in line for a takeover? | As the next wave of banking consolidation kicks off, specialist lenders are in the fray to be swallowed up.
The industry has seen a flood of mergers and acquisitions in recent years, of which the latest was a landmark tie-up between Santand... |
| 08.07.2025 | Optibrium secures multi-million-pound financing package from Shawbrook to accelerate business growth | Optibrium, a leading developer of software and AI solutions for molecular design, today (8 July 2025) announced it has secured a strategic financing package with Shawbrook, a specialist UK bank that provides finance to established UK busine... |
| 19.06.2025 | TSB Bank on the Auction Block: A Shift in the Banking Landscape | The banking world is in a state of flux. Banco Sabadell, the Spanish lender, is contemplating the sale of TSB Bank, its British high street presence. This decision comes on the heels of a hostile takeover bid from BBVA, Spain's second-large... |
| 19.06.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Poundland buyer bargains on a revival | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
Anyone for a bargain? Buying a chain of pound shops for a price lower than that of the goods it sells must feel like a pretty a... |
| 19.06.2025 | Challenger banks scout exit routes as giants circle Metro and TSB | Analysts are pencilling in a fresh wave of banking deals with challenger banks set for a market departure.
Moody’s analysts have said challenger banks will “seek exit after weak performance” as industry juggernauts set their sights on rampi... |
| 18.06.2025 | Deal fever: Banking giants plot takeovers to ramp up market share | British banking is poised for a major shake-up as top names go on the hunt for fresh acquisitions.
Lenders have been scouting new deals that would send shockwaves across the industry.
Much of the prospective dealmaking involves London lende... |
| 18.06.2025 | Santander interested in TSB takeover | Santander has approached its Spanish banking peer, Banco Sabadell, regarding a takeover of its UK high street bank, TSB.
Britain’s fifth-largest lender is reported to have expressed interest in a deal for TSB, which follows owners Sabadell ... |
| 17.06.2025 | Banco Sabadell weighing sale of TSB Bank | Banco Sabadell is mulling the sale of its British high street bank TSB after receiving expressions of interest.
The Spanish lender confirmed last night that it has been approached regarding a potential takeover.
Sabadell is reportedly worki... |
| 16.06.2025 | Metro Bank shares soar after takeover interest from Shawbrook owner | Shares in Metro bank boomed as markets opened on Monday after reports the high street lender had been approached for a takeover.
The FTSE 250 bank’s stock was up nine per cent to 122.00p during early trading. On Friday, shares closed at 112... |
| 14.06.2025 | Metro Bank receives private equity-backed takeover interest | High street lender Metro Bank has been approached for a takeover which could take it off the London Stock Exchange, Sky News has reported.
Bosses at Metro Bank have reportedly been approached in the last two weeks by private equity firm Pol... |
| 15.05.2025 | Shawbrook Bank’s loan and deposit book boosted by retail demand | Shawbrook Bank received a boost to its loan book in the first-quarter driven by strong demand in commercial and retail markets.
Lending increased to £15.8bn, from £15.2bn at the end of 2024. This marked a 15 per cent annual jump.
The growth... |
| 02.05.2025 | The Tug-of-War Over Ring-Fencing: A Banking Dilemma | The British banking landscape is in a state of flux. The debate over ring-fencing—a regulatory measure designed to protect retail banking from the risks of investment banking—has reignited. At the heart of this discussion is a clash between... |
| 01.05.2025 | Mark Kleinman: Is Reeves about to rip up ring-fencing? | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his weekly City AM column
Rachel Reeves rips up ring-fencing: it’s an alliteration aficionado’s dream headline. It’s also an increasingly realistic one, ... |
| 10.04.2025 | UK IPO market stalls amid Trump tariff uncertainty | The number of IPOs on the London Stock Exchange stalled in the first quarter of 2025 as listings raised just £74.7m, a 74 per cent decline from last year.
In total, there were five new lPOs in the first three months of the year, two on the ... |
| 07.04.2025 | Global IPO plans grind to a halt amid tariff uncertainty | IPOs in the UK and US have been put on hold as markets panic amid uncertainty over the roll-out of US president Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.
Last week, Buy Now Pay Later company Klarna paused its IPO thanks to the tariffs, after plannin... |
| 02.04.2025 | Takeovers outnumber IPOs three to one on London Stock Exchange | There have only been four IPOs on the London Stock Exchange so far this year, compared to 15 takeover bids, leading analysts to worry that London’s equity markets are being rapidly depleted of strong companies.
“It’s now been nine months si... |
| 27.03.2025 | Shawbrook Bank reports profit slump despite loan book growth | Shawbrook Bank announced a boost to its deposit and loan book in its annual results, driven by commercial and retail markets.
The bank’s loan book grew 16 per cent to £15.2bn in 2024, compared to the £13.3bn recorded in 2023.
Despite this, ... |
| 19.03.2025 | SMEs in Limbo: The Investment Dilemma Amid Economic Uncertainty | Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are caught in a storm of uncertainty. The winds of change are blowing, but the direction is unclear. A recent survey reveals that nearly half of these firms are putting investment decisions on hold.... |
| 18.03.2025 | SMEs delay investments as uncertainty leaves firms on edge | Small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) are delaying investment decisions, a new survey has found, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement threatens to stifle businesses.
Uncertainty brought by an escalating global trade war and Reeves’ p... |
| 13.03.2025 | UK’s Development Finance Lender Magnet Capital Receives Additional Financial Backing from Shawbrook | Listen to this article
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| 08.11.2024 | Shawbrook’s loan and deposit books top £15bn for the first time | - |
| 05.09.2024 | EIU strengthens leadership team and names Constance Hunter as chief economist | New leaders bring extensive international experience to help drive EIU's ambitions, with a renewed focus on financial markets
LONDON, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today EIU, the business information arm of The Economist Group, announced th... |
| 17.06.2024 | Shawbrook to acquire high-end auto lender in bid to expand motor finance offering | - |
| 27.05.2024 | How Do UK SME Bosses Feel About a Change of Government? | With prime minister Rishi Sunak announcing a UK general election in July, new research highlights how bosses of small- and medium-sized enterprises feel about a potential change of government, as well as other business-impacting issues.
Acc... |
| 03.07.2023 | UK’s Shawbrook Announces Appointment of Sarah Woolf as Senior Regional Dev Manager, Part of Real Estate Team | Shawbrook has announced the appointment of Sarah Woolf as the new Senior Regional Development Manager in its Real Estate team.
Sarah originally joined Shawbrook in 2012 “as a Business Development Manager, and in 2016 took on the role of Hea... |
| 17.05.2022 | iovox Acquires CallSource Marketplaces Division | Ryan Gallagher, Co-Founder, CEO of iovox
iovox call tracking and analytics software powers many industries including auto and real estate
iovox expands geographic reach with new auto and real estate clients acquired from CallSource
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| 21.04.2022 | UK lender discounts its rate for consumers sharing open banking data | The news: UK specialist lender Shawbrook Bank will give a discount on loans to applicants who share their open banking data, per AltFi.
More on this: The privately held bank is partnering with the credit service ClearScore’s open banking te... |
| 14.02.2018 | Shawbrook Bank’s backer has just raised another £400m to invest in financial services businesses | |
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| 06.03.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, March 6 | A LOOK AHEAD
Good morning, Term Sheet readers. In today’s guest column, Upfront Ventures managing partner Mark Suster takes stock of how limited partners are feeling about the state of VC investing.
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| 15.02.2016 | P2P Lender Wellesley & Co. Appoints New Managing Director to Boost Retail Investor Inflow | Wellesley & Co, a peer to peer lending platform, has appointed Nick McAuliffe as Managing Director. The new hire was said to arrive as the P2P lender expects significant growth in 2016. Wellesley has made almost £300 million loans to da... |
| 08.09.2013 | Shawbrook takes business left by big lenders to hit £1bn loans | |
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| - | UK lender discounts its rate for consumers sharing open banking data | The news: UK specialist lender Shawbrook Bank will give a discount on loans to applicants who share their open banking data, per AltFi.
More on this: The privately held bank is partnering with the credit service ClearScore’s open banking te... |