Presenting African stock exchanges and investment opportunities
There is an amazing line-up of speakers at the African Capital Markets Investment Conference (ACMIC) 2026 next week in London from 15 – 17 April. It brings together African stock exchanges, regulators, listed companies, market intermediaries, development finance institutions (DFIs), global institutional investors, UK and European capital market leaders and the African diaspora investors. The […]
Nigeria’s GTCO to list on London SE from 9 July
(NOTE: This news report is not legal advice or an official announcement. You are advised to check the official documentation. AfricanCapitalMarketsNews takes no responsibility for any errors in reporting). Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) is to have its ordinary shares listed for trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) with effect from 9 […]
Valterra listed on JSE and London SE as Anglo-American restructures
Valterra Platinum Limited has listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 28 May (share code VAL) and taken a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: VALT) on 2 June, where it joined the International Secondary Listing segment of the Main Market. The listings come as a result of Anglo American plc demerger on […]
NMB Bank sustainability bonds raise $ millions on global markets
Tanzania’s NMB Bank PLC continues its success in pioneering impact investing in East Africa with a sustainability bond cross-listed on the London and Luxembourg stock exchanges. This follows a first gender-linked bond, also issued by NMB in 2022. The funds raised through the new bond will go to companies that are combating the climate emergency, […]
London Stock Exchange bid to trade digital assets
The London Stock Exchange Group took a big step towards boosting its capacity for trading digital assets. LSEG announced on 22 February it had agreed to acquire TORA for $325 million. TORA is a cloud-based technology provider that supports customers trading multiple asset classes across global markets including digital assets, equities, fixed income, FX and […]
Zimbabwe companies to demerge for growth
A top tea producer could be the prodigal son returning to the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange after 14 years, if shareholders in Meikles Limited give the scheme the go-ahead at a meeting on 18 November. The planned demerger of Meikles, Zimbabwe’s blue chip conglomerate including supermarkets and hotels, and Tanganda Tea which is diversifying into a […]
Helios Towers raised $364m in London IPO
Mobile telephone infrastructure company Helios Towers raised $364 million and listed on the London Stock Exchange yesterday 15 October. The stock HTWS launched at the bottom of the target price range at 115p and traded in a range of 115.00 – 126.98 over the day. Excluding the “greenshoe” extension the offer raised $318m, according to […]
$1.8bn Helios Towers closing London IPO on 14 Oct
Africa’s next mega-listing on the London Stock Exchange is an African company that operates 7,000 towers in the mobile telecommunications sector that continues to show strong growth. According a a recent report on Reuters, Helios Towers Ltd has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 115-145 pence per share on 2 October, implying a total […]
Weak reception for Airtel Africa $750m IPO
Shares in Africa’s second biggest telecom company had a disappointing start in conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange today. The initial public offer had been priced at the bottom of the 80p-100p range, and in exchange trading it quickly plummeted 16% from 80p and by 4pm the shares had retreated to around 67p. Today […]
Airtel Africa confirms June $750m listing in London
Airtel Africa has confirmed that it is going ahead in June 2019 with its $750 million listing on the main market of the London Stock Exchange, as flagged up in January in our article. Owned by India’s Bharti Airtel, it is Africa’s second biggest mobile operator with operations in 14 countries and has 99m subscribers […]
Africans inspiring London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Group launched the 2nd edition of its Companies to Inspire Africa Report, on Wed 16 Jan, identifying dynamic growth businesses in Africa to build an information database and showcase them to a global audience. Many speakers expressed sympathies after a terror attack in Nairobi on 15 Jan. International Development Secretary, Penny […]
Companies to Inspire Africa 2019 report in numbers:
The report identifies 360 companies from 32 countries representing 7 major sectors. It highlights the entrepreneurial and dynamic landscape of the African private sector. Companies featured include small entrepreneurial businesses through to well-established corporations. A searchable database of the report and a downloadable PDF of the publication are available at www.lseg.com/inspireafrica. The first edition of […]
London Stock Exchange issues reports on African bonds, SME finance, passive flows and corporate information
London Stock Exchange Group has launched 5 reports on African capital markets, developed as part of its London Africa Advisory Group (LAAG) to put forward recommendations on developing African capital markets further to increase global investment flows.
Recent Africa share listings news
Roundup of recent African share listing news including Old Mutual’s move back to Johannesburg, Grit Real Estate Income Group and ASA International microfinance debut on the London Stock Exchange debut, a green bond in Nigeria and the 9th listing on South Africa’s A2X Markets exchange.
Africa-focused Vivo Energy soars after £548m IPO on London SE
Africa’s £1.98 billion ($2.68bn) megalisting Vivo Energy (VVO) soared in its first 2 days of trading on the London Stock Exchange (dual-listed in Johannesburg ) on 10-11 May after a successful initial public offer (IPO) raised £548m.
London Stock Exchange appoints David Schwimmer as CEO
The London Stock Exchange has appointed 49-year-old David Schwimmer as its new CEO, starting on 1 August. He has been working for investment bank Goldman Sachs for the last 20 years
UK regulator accused of dropping standards to woo $2 trillion listing
Investor institutions are protesting moves by UK capital-markets regulator, Financial Conduct Authority, to alter listing standards to accommodate a potential $2 trillion listing of Aramco on the London Stock Exchange, the world’s biggest listing.
London Stock Exchange £24.5bn merger with Deutsche Börse in doubt
There is doubt on a £24.5bn merger between London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse after European Commission demand that LSE sell a 60% stake in platform MTS.
London Stock Exchange allowed to give Hong Kong brokers direct access
The London Stock Exchange has a licence from Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission so Hong Kong stockbrokers can join as direct members and trade in LSE-listed stocks and bonds.
London Stock Exchange offering to Africa
According to London Stock Exchange, there are 115 listings of companies focused on sub-Saharan African markets including 26 on the Main Market and 84 on AIM, the growth market.