
When London’s Alternative Investment Market celebrated its 30th anniversary on Thursday with an opening ceremony attended by representatives of some of the more than 4,000 firms that have raised capital on the market, the party atmosphere was dampened by questions about what the future holds for Europe’s pre-eminent market for growth companies.
US special purpose acquisition company IPOs are making a comeback after a change in leadership at the Securities and Exchange Commission, with volumes up more than threefold compared with last year.

Nasdaq-listed Indian online travel company MakeMyTrip has raised US$2.69bn through convertible bonds and shares to buy back a portion of super-voting shares from China’s Trip.com.
Blackstone-owned Cirsa Gaming kicked off pre-marketing on Wednesday with indications of interest covering its IPO targeting €400m for growth and debt reduction alongside a €60m secondary offering to cover taxes and expenses.
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