London's IPO flurry continues with Parsley Box and Caerus to list

(Alliance News) - Parsley Box Group PLC and Caerus Mineral Resources PLC on Friday became the ...

Alliance News 5 March, 2021 | 10:46AM
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(Alliance News) - Parsley Box Group PLC and Caerus Mineral Resources PLC on Friday became the latest companies to reveal plans to list in London as a strong start to the year for UK IPOs continues.

Parsley Box plans to list on London's junior AIM market and is a provider of ambient ready meals which do not need to be stored in a fridge or freezer. Parsley Box said it delivers around 900,000 products per month to its "loyal and growing Baby Boomer+ consumers", broadly defined as those aged 60 and over.

The company said three new non-executive board members, Chris Britton, Hazel Cameron and Ana Stewart, will join ahead of admission. Britton has experience in a number of food and drink companies, and until recently sat on the board of packaging firm DS Smith PLC. Cameron has non-executive director experience across a range of sectors and Stewart is a "creative entrepreneur" with quoted board experience as chief executive of i-design Group PLC.

"An IPO provides us with an attractive platform to realise our growth ambition, whilst also enabling our loyal customers and valued employees to share in our future success. We are proud of our track record to date, excited about the next phase in Parsley Box's development and the opportunity to deliver significant value for all of our shareholders," said Chief Executive Kevin Dorren.

Meanwhile, Caerus Mineral Resources PLC intends to list on the London Stock Exchange Main Market. It is a London-based exploration and resource development company focused on developing mineral resources in Europe to supply the global 'Clean Energy' drive.

Caerus said it has acquired New Cyprus Copper PA Ltd, providing the company with access to a suite of copper-gold exploration licences in Cyprus.

The company said it has completed a fundraise through Novum Securities Ltd via a placing of 21.0 million shares at 10 pence each, raising GBP2.1 million. In parallel, Caerus has entered into two subscription agreements for a total of 1.5 million shares to raise GBP150,000.

The placing and the subscriptions are conditional upon admission, and it is expected that dealings will commence on March 19.

"We are pleased to announce our intention to list on the London Stock Exchange. Caerus will provide the market with access to the re-emergence of Cyprus as a key producer of copper and a contributor towards the growing Clean Energy-based Economy," said Chief Executive Martyn Churchouse.

The news on Friday from Parsley Box and Caerus come amid a stellar start to the year for IPOs in London.

Takeaway delivery company Deliveroo on Thursday confirmed it had picked London for a potential listing. It was reported last month the company hired six investment banks to work on the floatation, which could value it at up to GBP7.5 billion.

So far this year London has seen big names such as online greeting cards retailer Moonpig Group PLC and boot maker Dr Martens PLC list.

By Lucy Heming; lucyheming@alliancenews.com

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Securities Mentioned in Article

Security Name Price Change (%) Morningstar
Rating
Dr. Martens PLC Ordinary Shares 73.56 GBX 2.02 -
Smith (DS) PLC 348.00 GBX -1.92 -
Moonpig Group PLC Ordinary Shares 174.00 GBX 0.93 -

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