UK stocks start 2026 with a 'bang' as overseas interest grows

Billion-pound deals on the cards

Patrick Brusnahan
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Less than a month into 2026 and two huge deals have been touted for the UK in what many hope will be the revival of its IPO market, as international investors begin to tentatively turn back to the FTSE.

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