Why float on The Main Market?

Companies that float on the Main Market benefit from access to deep pools of institutional investment funds. Large institutional investors provide the majority of investment funding, and there are over  5,000 pension, insurance and investment funds in the UK that use The Main Market as a conduit to invest in listed companies. In addition, The Main Market provides access to funding from ISA and PEP funds who invest in Main Market companies. More than 14 million retail ISA and PEP holders are required to buy equities on The Main Market when considering the UK equity component of their plans.

The Main Market is, without doubt the most prestigious and visible stock market in the UK, and one of the most visible and well regarded across the world. Flotation on the Main Market provides the opportunity to significantly enhance a company’s status and profile with customers and suppliers. Main Market companies may also benefit from more beneficial terms from banks, other lenders and insurance companies because of their status.

The Main Market enables existing shareholders in a company to exit or part exit at the time of the flotation, or subsequently.

When joining the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market a company joins an elite set of indices. The indices which are used to compare a company’s performance against its peers, also help to focus investors attention on particular sectors.