Life Science REIT IPO aims to raise £300m after lining up £445m investment pipeline

Ironstone Asset Management named investment adviser

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Life Science REIT will target a £300m raise when it floats on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange next month, becoming the first London-listed real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on UK life science properties, with a £445m pipeline of projects.

The company will launch an IPO on AIM by way of a placing, offer for subscription and intermediaries offer, targeting the issue of 300 million ordinary shares of £0.01 each in the capital of the company, at an issue price of 100p per share, with admission expected in mid-November. Ironstone Asset Management has been appointed its investment adviser, with a management team led by Simon Farnsworth, some of the members of which have committed to invest around £3m in the issue. BMO postpones REIT IPO as sector challenges cause volatility Investors in Life Science REIT will have exposur...

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