Access Europe's deepest pool of capital through our most international and diverse capital market
- Our Main Market is a world leading market for the admission and trading of equity, debt and other securities. Its location at the heart of the world’s pre-eminent financial centre makes it the ideal home to more than 1,000 companies from 100 countries, including many of the world’s largest, most successful and dynamic companies.
- Underpinned by London’s balanced and globally respected standards of regulation and corporate governance, the Main Market represents a badge of quality for every company admitted to and traded on it, and admission remains an aspiration for many companies worldwide.
Main Market at a glance
- 1100+: Our Main Market is home to around 1,100 companies with a combined market cap of £3 trillion.
- £160bn+: In the past five years alone, 555 companies have raised over £160bn on our Main Market segments.
- £208m: The average amount of money raised at IPO over the past five years.
- £4.5bn: Last year, the daily volume of trades of Main Market companies averaged £4.5bn.
Our Main Market segments
There are four segments within the Main Market, each fulfilling different issuer requirements.
The highest listing standards for the world’s leading companies
Core European listing standards for equity and GDR issuers
launch pad for growth businesses on their journey to the Premium Segment.
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Find out about companies we have welcomed to our markets
London Stock Exchange welcomes Alerian celebrating the listing of the Alerian Midstream Energy Infrastructure Dividend UCITS ETF
London Stock Exchange has welcomed the listing of the Alerian Midstream Energy Infrastructure Dividend UCITS ETF under ticker MMLP.
The Alerian Midstream Energy Infrastructure Dividend UCITS ETF has been issued via the HANetf white-label platform by US-based Alerian - the world leader in North American energy infrastructure indexing and research – as their first European-listed UCITS
London Stock Exchange welcomes Phoenix Group Holdings plc celebrating the acquisition of ReAssure Group plc
On 22 July Phoenix Group plc completed the acquisition of ReAssure Group plc from Swiss Re Group. The transaction is another significant milestone on Phoenix’s growth journey and has established Phoenix as the largest long-term savings and retirement business in the UK with circa £300 billion of assets under administration and circa 14 million policies.
The acquisitio
London Stock Exchange Welcomes Elixirr International plc to AIM
London Stock Exchange today welcomes Elixirr International plc, an established global award-winning management consultancy.
Elixirr announced that it is raising a total of £25.0 million with a market capitalisation on admission of £98.1 million. The placing will raise gross proceeds of £20.0 million for Elixirr which the company intends to use to accelerate its expansion into new mark
London Stock Exchange welcomes The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan $1.75bn dual-tranche bond listing on the Main Market
London Stock Exchange today welcomes the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan placing its US$500m 4.95% due July 2025 and US$1.25bn 5.85% due July 2030 dual-tranche benchmark Eurobonds to the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. The deal was more than 6 times oversubscribed, receiving bids in excess of $6.25bn.
The Kingdom intends to use the net proceeds of the issue of the Notes to finan