Lloyd Vassell

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European IPO hopefuls abandon American dream in favour of home comforts - ECM Pulse EMEA

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

European public-market hopefuls are starting to give up on the dream of New York listings in favour of home comforts, given US President Donald Trump’s mercurial approach to policy. Several market participants have told ECM Pulse that over the past few weeks, a retreat from US listing plans is becoming an increasingly common theme among IPO-seeking businesses. This is fuelled by uncertainty over US policy and less confidence in the future of US regulation.
Vonovia leads convertible bonds market revival in 1H2025

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Germany-based real estate group Vonovia’s EUR 1.3bn dual-tranche convertible bond (CB) has increased hope of a revival of the European CB market in the first half of 2025. CB volumes reached USD 5.56bn in 1H2025 YTD, also boosted by issuance from Fresenius SE & Co KGaA (USD 641m) and Euronext (USD 480m). This marks a significant increase from USD 3.5bn during the same period in 2024, according to Dealogic data.
European LBOs face declining multiples due to lender concerns - Dealspeak EMEA

1 week ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Lender concerns over volatility are lowering average multiples for leveraged buyouts (LBOs) in Europe this year, although deal volumes continue to grow. “There is often a fundamental mismatch between sellers and buyers when it comes to LBOs,” according to one London-based lawyer. On the sellside, sponsors are often under pressure from their limited partners (LPs) to show returns, while lenders often struggle to meet leverage expectations on the buyside, the lawyer added.
CoreWeave’s USD 2bn of post-listing gains leads global IPO outperformance

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Global IPOs are starting to generate large returns for investors, none more so than AI hyperscaler CoreWeave, which has surged since publishing its first set of financial results as a public company. CoreWeave’s USD 1.6bn IPO in March was one of the ECM sagas of the year, with the deal dramatically restructured during pricing and seeing huge swings in its price as a listed entity.
Europe's IPO market looks increasingly hopeful after Pfisterer success – ECM Pulse EMEA

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

A host of smaller-cap listings is giving some pre-summer cheer to European ECM, but the market has yet to see larger deals come to fruition. The successful IPO of Germany’s Pfisterer last week, alongside Athens based fin-tech Qualco, combined with the live IPOs of cobalt holding company Cobalt Holding and German software company innoscripta, have given ECM professionals hope that the year can be saved for new listings.
European luxury brands could consider M&A to cope with trade challenges - Dealspeak EMEA

2 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

A business model based on European branding and Chinese manufacturing has dominated the luxury market for at least a couple of decades. The opening shots of a global trade war mean that dealmakers have begun to think about how M&A can be used to protect the European corporates that have deployed this playbook so effectively throughout the 2000s. There has already been one blockbuster deal announced so far in 2025.
Glencore’s Cobalt Holdings raises hopes for faltering UK IPO market

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Cobalt Holdings, a newly established cobalt investment company backed by Glencore, is emerging as a rare bright spot in the beleaguered UK IPO market. The UK, traditionally Europe’s most active equity capital market (ECM), has had a sluggish start to the year, with total ECM volumes reaching USD 9.45bn in 2025 year-to-date (YTD). Volumes have been driven almost entirely by follow-on offerings, which have totalled USD 9.25bn so far this year.
TenneT TSO IPO, Uniper privatisation in focus in DACH - podcast

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Two large energy deals – a potential listing of TenneT’s transmission system operations (TSO) in Germany and the planned privatisation of Uniper – are attracting significant interest from dealmakers in the DACH region. Founded in 1998, TenneT runs the electricity grid in the Netherlands and much of Germany. A planned initial public offer (IPO) of its German arm could raise billions of euros.
Genuit Group seeks acquisitions in climate-management sector - CEO

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

Genuit Group is looking out for acquisitions to drive growth and boost its offering in climate solutions for the built environment, CEO Joe Vorih said. The UK-based company is considering making bolt-on acquisitions in its core segments, climate management, water management, and sustainable building solutions, as well as in adjacent sectors, Vorih said. Organic growth is also a priority, he said.
Pfisterer and Innoscripta IPOs breathe life into Mittelstand ECM

3 weeks ago | ionanalytics.com | Lloyd Vassell

The announced IPOs of Pfisterer and Innoscripta are being taken as a sign that some “Mittelstand” founders are warming to equity, and ECM, as a growth lever. So far in 2025, no other German mid-cap companies have listed, with elections and global trade tensions weighing on activity. Source: Dealogic, German IPOs with market cap of under USD 5bnThat follows a moderate 2024, when USD 2.21bn was raised from mid-cap issuers, up slightly from USD 2.08bn in 2023.