In search of higher valuations9 Mar 2024 12:21
The large spread this week was hardly an incentive to buy.. no sober companies are leaving for the USA as per this in the Evening Standard..
Guess Scancell is lucky...Redmile came to us ...but you do wonder what our SP would be if we were listed in the USA...
"On top of Mattioli Woods’ decision today, the past week alone has seen the proposed departures of Spirent Communications, which had been listed for decades, British bank Virgin Money, packaging firm DS Smith and logistics firm Wincanton. Other firms such as office business IWG have begun exploring options to move their primary listing to New York, while some blue-chips including Direct Line and Currys have rejected private equity takeovers in recent weeks.
The moves add further pressure on the government and exchange operator LSEG to show it can stem the continued hemorrhaging of London-listed companies going private or switching to foreign stock exchanges in search of higher valuations."