Published: Monday, October 6, 2025 · 11:02 AM | Updated: Monday, October 6, 2025 · 11:02 AM
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Specialist lender Shawbrook has announced plans to float on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), in the latest listing news to offer a boost to the UK market.
Shawbrook said on Monday it was considering an initial public offering (IPO), with Reuters reporting that the company could be valued at as much as £2bn.
The digital bank was previously listed on the LSE from 2015 until 2017, when it was bought by a consortium led by BC Partners and Pollen Street Capital.
The bank provides lending products ranging from complex structured credit facilities for growth-focused businesses to mortgages for professional landlords, as well as simple loans for individuals. Between the end of 2013 and 30 June 2025, Shawbrook grew its loan book from £1.4bn to £17bn.
CEO Marcelino Castrillo said the IPO would mark an “important milestone” in the firm’s journey.
Shawbrook, which was founded in 2011, delivered 35% growth in underlying profit before tax to £168.6m in the first half of 2025.
Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell (AJB.L), said it was a “vote of confidence” that Shawbrook has chosen to return to the LSE.
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“It has ambitious growth plans to nearly double the size of its loan book by the end of 2030,” he said. “The banking sector has been a rich source of stock market returns over the past year, suggesting that Shawbrook’s IPO could attract a lot of interest.”
Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, said that a dual listing in New York and London last week by data centre real estate investment trust Fermi (FRMI, FRMI.L) and the revival of Shawbrook’s IPO show that the UK market “is not yet doomed to irrelevance”.
“These stories, coming in a week when the UK fell behind Mexico in the global IPO ranking, show that the City can still command the attention of vibrant companies,” he said. “It sends a message to Westminster that, with a little more love and attention, London can still compete with other major global financial hubs.”
Shawbrook’s announcement came after Princes Group, whose products include tinned tuna as well as the Napolina, Branston and Flora brands, said on Friday that it was considering listing in London.
Princes said that an IPO would help raise funds to support further growth via additional acquistions.
In addition, The Beauty Tech Group (TBTG.L) made its debut on the London market on Friday, with its shares initially rising after trading began but falling 1.3% into the red at the time of writing on Monday.
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