London is back in business. We are witnessing confidence return to the City and optimism return to our capital markets as London is fast regaining its spark.

The facts speak for themselves – in just the last few weeks, we’ve seen a wave of new listings that show optimism is returning to the London Stock Exchange. The Beauty Tech Group — whose cutting-edge skincare solutions are backed by Kim Kardashian and Serena Williams — has chosen to list here. Fermi America became the first dual LSE-NASDAQ listing of this century when it floated last week, made possible by the modernisation of the UK’s listing rules last year.

I was delighted to attend both IPOs at the LSE last week, but I’m pleased to say that the good news doesn’t stop there. Shawbrook Bank and

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