Shawbrook's IPO could value bank at 2 billion pounds

Shawbrook has officially confirmed it is considering an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, following recent media speculation. The Financial Times last week reported that the UK bank’s private equity owners, BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, were considering an intention to float the bank in a boost for London’s struggling market #shawbrook #ipo #floa #finance https://lnkd.in/ggkAZinU

British lender Shawbrook is preparing to kick off its long-awaited initial public offering within days, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. Shawbrook's IPO will be a boost to the UK's capital markets, as a growing number of companies have either shelved plans to list in London, exited the market altogether, or aimed to better capitalise on stronger foreign markets by demoting their London listing and upgrading their IPOs elsewhere. BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, which own Shawbrook, are eager to press ahead with the IPO before financial information and due diligence on the company are out of date, the report said. FT added that Goldman Sachs and Barclays are leading the IPO plans, with Deutsche Bank, Stifel Financial Corp. and UBS advising. Report for Reuters

Shawbrook's £2BN IPO: The LSEG's Confidence Test? What Shawbrook Does? Shawbrook is a UK specialist lender focused on: -Property finance -SME business lending -Select consumer markets It's primarily funded by retail deposits. The Journey So Far: 2015: IPO of Shawbrook Group PLC shares on the London Stock Exchange, raising £90 million. 2017: Taken private by BC Partners & Pollen Street Capital in an £868 million deal. Note: While Shawbrook Group PLC's shares were delisted, its operating subsidiary, Shawbrook Bank Ltd, currently has bonds listed on the London Stock Exchange. 2023: Expanded via acquisitions, including Bluestone Mortgages. 2025 (Expected): Reports suggest a relisting of the Group, with a potential valuation of £2bn. Why Shawbrook’s Potential IPO is Worth Watching? -A Jolt for the LSE: Its potential £2bn valuation would be one of the largest London listings this year. -Market Signal: A successful float would signal renewed investor appetite for UK financials. -Textbook PE Exit: It's a classic Private Equity playbook: Take private → Grow → IPO. Important Note: The IPO is not guaranteed. Shawbrook has not officially announced or filed the prospectus yet, and timing may change depending on market conditions. This looks like a textbook Private Equity exit.  Do you think the success of this model (Take Private → Grow → Re-list) is enough to draw more institutional confidence back to the LSEG? Khanak Khandelwal | LinkedIn #Finance #Banking #IPO #PrivateEquity #LondonStockExchange

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 its shares to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in a move thought to value the company at as much as £2bn. Shawbrook was previously London-listed before it was acquired by a consortium led by private equity firms BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital in July 2017. The firm said it expects to have a free float of at least 10 per cent of its issued share capital and expects to be eligible for inclusion in the FTSE UK indices. Read the full story here 👇 https://bit.ly/4o4MjOM

Shawbrook is preparing to revive its long-awaited IPO, marking what could become the biggest listing on the London Stock Exchange this year. The UK small business lender, valued at up to £2 billion, is moving ahead with plans after market volatility forced a pause earlier in 2024. Its private equity owners, BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, are keen to move before financials go stale, with Goldman Sachs and Barclays leading the deal. If successful, Shawbrook’s listing would provide a welcome boost for London’s subdued IPO market, which has raised just $210 million so far this year, compared to $52.8 billion on the NYSE and Nasdaq. The IPO would also signal a turning point for London’s public markets, which have struggled to attract new listings amid global competition. With other names such as Visma, Monzo, and CFC lining up for 2026, momentum for UK listings may finally be returning.

Shawbrook IPO — Swan Song or Swallow? Shawbrook’s planned £2 billion IPO is seen as a litmus test for whether London can still attract meaningful mid-cap listings. Yet at the same time, Europe’s high-yield issuers are bypassing home markets, turning to Nordic bond markets for lighter terms and deeper investor appetite. Many UK companies are also looking abroad — or to private equity — for better valuations and liquidity. The message is clear: If the UK public market can’t offer depth, fair valuation and flexibility, companies — large and small — will raise capital elsewhere. Shawbrook may be a welcome harbinger of summer, but it doesn’t reverse the tide. Without reform to liquidity and competitiveness, London risks losing both equity listings and debt issuance to other hubs. #UKEquities #LondonIPO #CapitalMarketsReform #Nordics #PrivateEquity #DebtMarkets https://lnkd.in/eJ-R6YAU

Shawbrook to IPO? 📈 Yesterday the FT reported Shawbrook is ready to kick off its IPO and the timeline is days not weeks. In a boost to UK capital markets, Shawbrook is likely to target a £2bn IPO (values based on FT reports from earlier this year). The article goes on to suggest BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital, Shawbrook's owners, are eager to press ahead at pace before company DD is out of date. One to keep an eye on as the challenger banking market continues to evolve and shift following a large amount of M&A activity over the last few years.

Shawbrook looks to raise over £50m in November IPO Specialist lender Shawbrook has confirmed plans to launch an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange, aiming to raise over £50 million in net proceeds through new shares. The listing is expected in early November 2025 and will also include a sale of existing shares by Marlin Bidco Ltd, jointly owned by Pollen Street Capital and BC Partners. Shawbrook targets low double-digit annual loan growth, aiming to nearly double its total loan book to £30 billion by 2030. The upcoming IPO could add around £2 billion to the London market, marking the city’s biggest listing this year and continuing a positive momentum for the exchange. Source: https://lnkd.in/ebTWc99F This and more updates in the newsletter— sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gNimrjeR Find this helpful? [ 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 ] Anything to add about this subject? [𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁] Nice story. Next! [ 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 ]

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Shawbrook eyes London IPO Specialist UK lender Shawbrook said it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange, which would make it one of the biggest British companies to go public since 2021. It would also be the biggest IPO this year, potentially valuing the bank at about £2bn. Shawbrook, which lends to small- and medium-sized businesses, previously traded in London from 2015 before being acquired in 2017. It reported net income of £119.5m in the first half and a £17bn loan book. The move comes just as London struggles to attract new listings, with just £210m raised in the year to September.