Clydesdale floats at £1.5bn

Clydesdale Bank listed shares this morning at 180p, valuing the bank at around £1.5bn.

Clydesdale Bank listed shares this morning at 180p, valuing the bank at around £1.5bn.

Clydesdale’s parent, National Australia Bank, had delayed the initial public offering by 24 hours yesterday in order to update its prospectus following a ratings agency request.

The floatation saw NAB sell 25% of Clydesdale, divesting all of its UK assets.

NAB group chief executive Andrew Thorburn said: "We are pleased with the response from institutional investors to the IPO, including from NAB shareholders, despite the recent significant market volatility."

National Australia Bank shares fell 5.7% on the announcement.