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IPO Bonanza Seen Next Year in Europe With Rush in Tech Firms

Deliveroo, Klarna, Vantage Towers expected to list next year
Surging stocks and valuations are making IPOs more attractive

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By Swetha Gopinath and Myriam Balezou

December 17, 2020 at 5:00 AM UTC

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Initial public offerings in Europe look set for a strong start to 2021 as rallying stocks support a line-up of highly anticipated deals, with blank-check listings also starting to gain traction.

Thanks to a late-year surge of offerings in Europe, IPO proceeds raced past those in 2019. Now, gains in equities are boosting expectations that listings will continue to snowball come January, with tech startups Deliveroo and OVH Groupe SAS planning to make their debuts in 2021.