Britain’s brokers are diversifying and becoming less British
London’s depleted stockmarket is forcing them to change
Corporate brokers are a peculiarly British phenomenon. Serving as a bridge between founders and investors, brokers have worked at their clients’ beck and call for a fraction of the cost of an investment banker in the hope of more lucrative mandates down the road. But as listings have dried up, their fate has become perilously entwined with another British phenomenon: an ailing stockmarket.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A very British affair”
Britain January 25th 2025
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