Ashtead Plans to Move Primary Listing to US in Blow to London
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Construction equipment rental company Ashtead Group Plc delivered the latest setback to the UK stock market as it proposed moving its primary listing from London to the US.
The US is “the natural long-term listing venue for the group,” according to a statement from the firm, which reports in dollars and gets almost all its operating profit from North America.