Zeus is delighted to have acted as Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker to Big Technologies plc on its Initial Public Offering (IPO) on AIM, raising £202 million, achieving a market capitalisation of £577 million. The Placing attracted strong support from high quality institutional shareholders, including a £60 million cornerstone investment from Liontrust Asset Management. Other significant institutional investors in the IPO included Aberdeen Standard Investments, JP Morgan Asset Management, Schroder Investment Management and Chelverton Asset Management.
This deal is the next phase of Big Technologies’ evolution as a global disruptor in the remote monitoring market, with proceeds from the placing releasing liquidity for founders and existing institutional investors, whilst raising £16 million to support the Group’s growth and expansion plans. Big Technologies will be the 2nd largest company (by market capitalisation) admitted to trading on AIM this year, and the 5th largest of all time.
Company information
Big Technologies is a supplier of innovative and high-quality products and services in the remote people monitoring market, combining industry-leading hardware and software to create a seamless, unified solution. The platform offers fast, simple access through a secure web-based login for real-time data and analytics on any of the individuals being monitored, and has been designed with high scalability allowing for iterative development and the addition of new technologies through its modular technologies.
Zeus team
Members of the Zeus team included: Benjamin Robertson (ECM); Jamie Peel, Dan Bate, Kieran Russell, Matt Hogg and Alexander Craig (Corporate Finance); and Bob Liao (Equity Research).
Zeus will continue to advise Big Technologies as their retained Nominated Adviser and Broker.
Sara Murray
Founder and CEO of Big Technologies plcThis is a significant step in our growth journey and a special moment for all our staff, customers and stakeholders, to whom I am grateful for their hard work, loyalty and ongoing support. We are proud to be providing another strong example of the UK’s continued inventiveness in incubating global technology success stories and excited to begin our life as a public company. We will continue in our mission to deliver the very best technologies to our customers, enabling safety for customers and communities around the world.
I would also like to thank Zeus for their advice and guidance throughout the IPO process. Zeus demonstrated extensive knowledge of both the technology fundraising environment and the dynamics of founder led businesses and delivered a fantastic deal for both existing and new shareholders, as well as supporting the board through the intricacies of an intense IPO process.
Benjamin Robertson
Head of Equity Capital Markets at Zeus We are delighted to have advised Sara and Big Technologies on their landmark AIM IPO. Achieving one of the largest AIM IPOs of all time demonstrates that London is a fantastic home for founder led technology companies and that Zeus has the sector and fundraising expertise to deliver great results for founders, companies and for the London equity markets as a whole. We are very much looking forward to supporting Sara and the Company on the next steps of their exciting journey and working together to build value for all stakeholders.
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