New York-Style Glamor Could Lift Europe’s IPO Days

  • Trading debuts in Europe lack ‘razzmatazz’ of a US listing
  • Could host IPO events at Royal Exchange, Palais Brongniart

The Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris. 

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Europe’s stock exchanges need to turn launches for initial public offerings into a glitzy day out if they want to compete with New York for listings.

That’s the view of Euronext London’s chief executive Simon Gallagher, who says European stock trading debuts lack the fanfare and “razzmatazz” of US listings.