Capital Markets
European capital markets facilitate substantial annual equity and debt issuance. Understanding how companies access public markets helps entrepreneurs evaluate IPO readiness and alternative funding options.
- Top ECM Bookrunners
- Global investment banks competing for equity capital markets mandates across European exchanges
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
- BNP Paribas
- Swiss IPOs, Block trades, Private placements
- UK market, Rights issues, Accelerated bookbuilds
- Equity Capital Markets Products
- Different equity products serve various corporate objectives from initial listings to secondary offerings
- Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
- First-time equity offerings on public exchanges, providing liquidity and capital for growth
- Follow-on Offerings
- Secondary equity offerings by already-public companies to raise additional capital
- Convertible Bonds
- Hybrid securities combining fixed income with equity conversion optionality
- Block Trades
- Large accelerated sales of existing shares, typically by PE or strategic shareholders
- Debt Capital Markets Products
- European debt markets offer diverse funding options, with green bonds seeing strong growth
- European Stock Exchanges
- Major European exchanges compete for listings with distinct specialisations
- London Stock Exchange
- Deutsche Börse
- SIX Swiss Exchange
- Nasdaq Nordic
- Borsa Italiana
- What Drives IPO Valuations
- Understanding these factors helps entrepreneurs prepare for public markets
- IPO Readiness
- Companies with strong governance, audited financials, and a clear equity story command better valuations
- Market Timing
- IPO windows and market sentiment significantly impact pricing and execution success
- Investor Demand
- Strong institutional demand enables pricing at or above the range with a quality shareholder base
- Underwriter Quality
- Tier-1 banks provide better research coverage, distribution, and aftermarket support
- Dealogic ECM Analytics 2024, Bloomberg Capital Markets Review 2024/2025, Refinitiv DCM Report 2024, EY Global IPO Trends 2025, PwC IPO Watch Europe 2024, AFME Capital Markets Report 2024
- Assess Your IPO Readiness
- Get a professional valuation and understand how your company would be positioned for public markets.
- Built for European businesses
- Free to start. No account needed for the instant benchmark.
- The one success fee we intend to charge, only when a deal closes.
- The instant benchmark takes under 60 seconds.
- Owners across the EU, EEA, UK and wider Europe can use the valuation form.
- Export or permanently delete everything we hold, any time.
- Manufacturing & industry
- Technology & telecoms
- Consumer, retail & media
- Healthcare & education
- Professional & financial services
- Energy, transport & agriculture
- FOR BUYERS
- FOR SELLERS
- Ready to know your number?
- The instant benchmark gives you an indicative value range in under 60 seconds, measured against completed sales of medium sized European businesses. The full valuation takes about 5 minutes, uses your own financials and shows up to four methods. Both are free. Both are indicative estimates, not a formal appraisal.
- The one success fee we intend to charge applies only when a deal closes. Provisional. No engagement letter has been drafted yet, so this is how we intend to charge rather than terms you can hold us to.
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