Acquisitive SSL’s shares gain as investors applaud £87m equity raise with slim discount

SSL International, the owner of the of Durex condoms and Scholl shoe brands, this week raised £87.3m after it sold 19.19m shares at 455p each, a discount of just 2.4% to the previous day’s closing price. The shares went ex-dividend on Wednesday, which means the actual discount only amounts to 1.7%.