Fresh wave of IPOs imminent after long deal drought

Aidan Gregory

August 27, 2020 04:00 pm

LSE_3_PA_575_375 — (200309) -- LONDON, March 9, 2020 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain, on March 9, 2020. British stocks decreased on Monday, with the benchmark FTSE 100 Index down by 7.69 percent, or 496.78 points, to close at 5,965.77 points. (Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) | unreguser/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

Europe’s equity investors finally have some IPOs to consider again, after the volatility caused by the spread of Covid-19 scuttled most deals in the first half of the year. But they remain selective: only companies in sectors that are either immune to the pandemic or have benefited from it will get a hearing. Aidan Gregory reports.

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