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The new Square Mile: how London’s IPO drought forced City bankers to pivot
新的“伦敦金融城”:伦敦IPO寒冬如何迫使城中银行家转型

A dearth of public listings is forcing investment banks to broaden their horizons
公开上市的匮乏正迫使投资银行拓宽视野。

Bidhi Bhoma has undergone a metamorphosis of late. Four years, ago the chief executive of the UK mid-market investment bank Liberum was deluged with companies paying handsomely to list on the stock market. But a sustained IPO drought has forced Bhoma and his troops to keep busy through providing corporate finance advice, restructuring and identifying acquisition targets for FTSE clients.