IPO

IPO

This overview is a guide to the Corporate content within the IPO—AIM subtopic, with links to the appropriate materials. It summarises the route by which a public company can have its securities admitted to trading on AIM, a market owned and operated by the London Stock Exchange plc (LSE).

IPOs

Our fundamentals note IPOs—fundamentals contains the answers to some key questions relating to IPOs on the London stock markets.

Regulatory status of AIM

AIM is a market operated and regulated by the LSE in its capacity as a recognised investment exchange under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FSMA 2000). It is intended primarily for equity securities of smaller and growing companies that may not yet qualify for the Main Market. It is regulated separately from the Main Market for listed securities. AIM is not a UK regulated market but instead falls within the definition of a UK multilateral trading facility (as defined in the FCA Handbook glossary and in the UK Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (EU) No 600/2014). As AIM is not a UK regulated market, securities admitted to AIM do not need to

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