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PRESS: Vue cinemas eyes London IPO at up to GBP1.5 billion value - FT

Provided by Alliance News Sep 17, 2026, 5:59:20 AM

(Alliance News) - Cinema operator Vue Entertainment International Ltd is considering an initial public offering in London, four years after a GBP1 billion debt restructuring amid the trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

Vue Founder & Chief Executive Tim Richards said an exit for investors could take the form of a stock market listing or a private sale, the newspaper said.

However, the company's backers, asset manager Barings LLC and hedge fund Farallon Capital Management LLC, both US-based, favour an IPO at a value of up to GBP1.5 billion, the FT said, citing "two people familiar with the matter".

A decision could be made within the weeks, with the IPO process starting before the end of the year for a listing in 2027, according to the FT.

By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor

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