19 billion Visma selects London for the technical IPO in a uncommon victory for the British inventory market

The Norwegian software company Visma has temporarily selected London next year. It could be a rare victory for the United Kingdom worried stock market – When the downing street goes through on its promised reforms.

The British private equity company HG acquired a share of 70% of Visma in 2006 when evaluating 380 million GBP (€ 445 million). The company, which produces accounting, salary accounting and HR software products, is now valued in an estimated € 19 billion.

Visma was previously listed in Amsterdam, but has reported to the British capital since then, according to the Finance times.

The IPO would contradict the latest trend of companies that fully wise their main list from London Stock Exchange (LSE) or distract the exchange in favor of New York to move away.

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British at the beginning of this month Fintech Wise said it would move his primary list to New York. The British Chip designer ARM brought itself to the stock exchange in 2023, while the Sweden Klarna also confirmed the plans to go public in the Big Apple.

In 2024, 88 companies either triggered or postponed their main list from the main market in London, while according to LSE there were only 18 new companies own data.

Analysts Previously TNW told That technology companies are drawn through larger ratings, deeper capital markets and more investors -appetite for risk in the entire Atlantic.

To reverse exodus, the British government made significant changes In the rules for company lists last year to make the IPO process more smoothly.

Poppy Gustafsson, the British government for investment and former CEO of the cybersecurity company Darkrace, said that a large part of the work has tried to revive the IPO market.

“There are some good potential IPOs that are facing,” she said today at the annual investment association conference in London. Financial news London Reports.

However, Visma wants to exist additional listing reforms before, according to Financial Times, committed to a London Listing. The company said its IPO of a deeper implementation of the rules.