Financial News The return of the £1bn UK IPO?Financial NewsIgnoring special purpose vehicles, or hedge funds raising capital, the last UK firm to list for over £1bn was back in 2006, but with the rumours surrounding Royal Mail, Direct Line and Project Verde, the billion-pound IPO may be back on …
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