Overview

The outlook in the initial public offering (IPO) market for 2010 is uncertain. However, companies able to offer a compelling investment business case can take advantage of a renewed opportunity to attract investment from public equity markets.
Companies looking at a stock market quotation now have a wider choice of listing category to consider as the Official List, the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities, now has two tiers:
a) a Premium Listing, retaining the standards currently applicable to all existing primary listings
by UK companies on the Official List; and
b) a new Standard Listing, with less onerous standards.