• WRAP connects public companies and retail investors by facilitating participation in IPOs, primary issuance and secondary placings.
  • 18 months since launch, WRAP has surpassed £100m in capital raised from retail markets.
  • 40 transactions have now been completed through WRAP, with successful offerings of both equities and gilts.
  • These figures now make WRAP the UK’s leading portal for public offerings to retail investors. 

 

Winterflood Securities is proud to announce today that its Winterflood Retail Access Platform (WRAP) has recently achieved several key milestones.

Since its launch 18 months ago, WRAP has successfully raised over £100m in capital from retail investors through public offerings of both equities and gilts, making it the leading solution for retail distribution in the UK. WRAP is the first platform to offer retail investors access to gilt auctions, fuelling further growth. 

In a second landmark achievement, WRAP has now facilitated 40 capital transactions with retail investors, working with a wide range of companies looking to source investment from the UK retail market. 

WRAP connects public companies and retail investors by facilitating participation in IPOs, primary issuance and secondary placings. WRAP offers a comprehensive retail distribution solution with complete in-house delivery, with nothing outsourced. 

 

Joe Winkley, Director & Head of Corporate Services at Winterflood, said: “Since its launch in 2023, WRAP has gone from strength to strength. From being the first platform to offer retail investors access to gilt auctions to now raising over £100m in total, WRAP has the potential to significantly expand both the capital pool available to companies and the investment opportunities available to retail investors.”

“WRAP has leveraged Winterflood’s longstanding relationships with a wide range of retail intermediaries. The platform has been built, developed and expanded in-house with over 30 people involved in delivering its growth since 2023. I would like to congratulate the team on their success to date and look forward to supporting WRAP as it continues to deliver a range of retail solutions for corporates.”

 

Sophia Bechev, WRAP Execution Lead at Winterflood, said: “The success of WRAP is a testament to the importance of retail investors to UK capital markets. Counter to prevalent narratives of capital markets stagnation, WRAP is growing rapidly, enabling corporates access to the deep and diversified pools of retail investor capital.” 

“We have ambitious plans to further expand the business and look forward to celebrating the next milestones with the Winterflood team.”

 

About WRAP

WRAP connects public companies and retail investors by facilitating participation in IPOs, primary issuance and secondary placings. WRAP offers a comprehensive retail distribution solution with complete in-house delivery, with nothing outsourced. 

WRAP is open to the whole of the retail market: we are a trusted partner with the major Execution-Only platforms. Access to WRAP is available to over 300 retail counterparties of Winterflood across Retail Platforms, Wealth Managers and Private Client Brokers.

To discuss the article or the topic in more detail, please contact WRAP@winterflood.com