Shawbrook Group plc has announced its expected intention to float on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
The proposed initial public offering (IPO) would include the admission of its ordinary shares to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the exchange’s Main Market for listed securities.
If the IPO proceeds, the offer is expected to include both newly issued shares and a sale of existing shares by the current shareholder.
It is anticipated that the offer will be made to institutional investors and to UK retail investors through RetailBook’s partner network of investment platforms, retail brokers and wealth managers.
Shawbrook intends to publish a Registration Document today on the FCA National Storage Mechanism and its investor website.
Should the company proceed with the IPO, further details will be set out in a “Confirmation of Intention to Float” announcement and, if published, a Prospectus.
The group has established itself as a specialist bank serving carefully selected markets, offering structured credit facilities to businesses, mortgages for professional landlords and homeowners with complex income or credit profiles, and motor finance across both mass market and luxury segments.
Its loan stock total addressable market has grown from £127bn in 2017 to £296bn by the end of 2024, with an estimated 5% share of loan stock and 7% of new lending flows.
Marcelino Castrillo, chief executive officer of Shawbrook Group, said: “When Shawbrook was founded, we saw that large parts of the UK economy were unable to access the capital needed to grow.
“Since then, we have created a scaled and diversified banking platform, combining next generation technology with deep human expertise, that makes us uniquely placed to provide our customers with the flexibility, speed and certainty they need.
“The strength of our platform has enabled us to deliver a long track record of sustainable, profitable growth through a wide variety of macro conditions. Looking ahead, we are as excited as we have ever been.
“We have achieved real scale, and our current markets are large and growing, supported by attractive tailwinds.
“We also see a significant opportunity to bring Shawbrook’s offering to new types of customers.
“The entrepreneurial spirit that has driven our growth remains at the heart of how we operate and we have ambitious plans for the future. An IPO would mark an important milestone in our journey.”
Shawbrook has completed 24 mergers and acquisitions since 2011, most recently finalising its acquisition of ThinCats Group Limited on 30th September 2025.
