DFS Furniture, £221 million Initial Public Offering, UK
2015
STJ Advisors acted as independent advisor to DFS Furniture Limited, the leading retailer of upholstered furniture in the United Kingdom, and its majority shareholder Advent International on the company’s IPO on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The transaction raised proceeds of c. £221 million and gave the company a market capitalisation of c. £543 million. STJ Advisors has advised on 3 of the first 6 London Stock Exchange Main Market IPOs announced in 2015.
