伦敦面临着再次被华尔街收购的重大IPO风险。TP ICAP关注纽约上市

币界网Pubblicato 2024-08-08Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-08

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全球最大的交易商间经纪商TP ICAP Group Plc正在考虑将其Parameta Solutions数据部门在纽约而不是伦敦上市,这表明英国资本市场可能会遭遇挫折。

TP ICAP计划绕过伦敦,在纽约上市数据单元

该公司将批发金融市场的客户联系起来,并引用了更好的流动性。流动性一词是指给定资产或证券转换为现金的过程、速度和容易程度。值得注意的是,流动性推测市场价格会保持不变,流动性最强的资产代表现金。最具流动性的资产是现金本身在经济学中,流动性是指资产在不实质性影响其市场价格的情况下,如何高效、快速地转化为可用现金没有什么比现金更具流动性,而其他资产则代表流动性。流动性一词是指给定资产或证券转换为现金的过程、速度和容易程度。值得注意的是,流动性推测市场价格会保持不变,流动性最强的资产代表现金。最具流动性的资产是现金本身在经济学中,流动性是指资产在不实质性影响其市场价格的情况下,如何高效、快速地转化为可用现金没有什么比现金更具流动性了,而其他资产则代表了Read this Term以及美国更强大的专业投资者和分析师生态系统,这些都是影响这一决定的关键因素。TP ICAP还指出,Parameta 95%的收入以美元计价,使其成为华尔街的一员。列表更能反映该部门的业务运营情况。

Parameta Solutions为机构客户提供场外金融数据和分析,在2024年上半年创造了9700万英镑的收入和3900万英镑的调整后息税前收益。这约占TP ICAP总收入的8%。

在考虑在美国上市的同时,TP ICAP首席执行官尼古拉斯·布雷托强调,尚未做出最终决定。“当然,公开募股或其地点都不确定。我们将在适当的时候更新进展情况。”

强劲的财务业绩

这一消息发布之际,TP ICAP公布了2024年上半年强劲的财务业绩。该公司的税前利润激增32%,达到1.2亿英镑,而收入小幅上升至11.4亿英镑。该公司还宣布了一项3000万英镑的股票回购计划,并将中期股息维持在每股4.8便士。

“我们对多元化的关注正在取得成效,”Breteau对结果发表评论。“以固定汇率计算,集团收入在去年强劲表现的基础上增长了3%。我们上半年实现了创纪录的利润,调整后的息税前利润增长了9%。”

该公司的E&C部门的收入增长了8%。与此同时,全球经纪部门继续保持其作为市场领导者的地位,尽管其收入与上一年持平。

TP ICAP的业务还包括Liquidnet,这是一家私人贸易运营商,在收购后成为集团的一部分。收购意味着收购或占有或保护财产、服务或能力。简单地说,它是获取或获得的行为或过程。你可以获得一件艺术品,你可以获得说另一种语言的能力,你可以收购一家企业或公司的股份,你还可以获得会计师的服务。例如,你可以买一辆新车。从广义上讲,收购可以指拥有或占有某物的行为。收购是指获得或占有或保护财产、服务或能力。简单地说,它是获取或获得的行为或过程。你可以获得一件艺术品,你可以获得说另一种语言的能力,你可以收购一家企业或公司的股份,你还可以获得会计师的服务。例如,你可以买一辆新车。从广义上讲,收购可以指拥有或占有某物的行为。三年前读过这个词。Liquidnet的收入增长了8%,这得益于其在美国和欧洲、中东和非洲市场份额的不断增长。

伦敦IPO输给纽约

TP ICAP考虑将Parameta在纽约上市,这加剧了关于伦敦作为全球金融中心竞争力的持续争论。正如TP ICAP发言人为彭博社评论的那样,美国拥有“庞大的金融数据行业,拥有一个由对该行业有深入了解的专业投资者和分析师组成的生态系统。”

因此,该公司加入了越来越多选择在国外上市的英国实体的行列,转而选择在美国上市。Marex Group就是一个例子,该公司于3月宣布有意在纳斯达克上市,股票代码为“MRX”。

2023年,美国完全主导了IPO市场,而同期伦敦的IPO活动下降了36%。在创纪录的2021年,首次公开募股筹集了200亿美元,但在过去两年中,其价值大幅下降。去年,英国IPO市场的市值甚至没有超过10亿美元。

尽管存在这些挑战,TP ICAP证实,它没有计划改变该集团仍在伦敦的主要上市。该公司股价对这一消息反应积极,在周三的伦敦交易中上涨7.8%,至227.5便士。

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