Optimism as Direct Line prices £787m IPO

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Optimism as Direct Line prices £787m IPO

Direct Line Group completed a £787m IPO on Thursday in a multiple-times oversubscribed deal that has instilled new optimism in Europe’s equity capital markets — in which some $10bn of IPOs are waiting to be priced, writes Andrew Griffin.

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