Beckham's Guild to kick off London IPO as esports flourish


David Beckham is the founding shareholder of Guild Esports. — Reuters

David Beckham's Guild Esports plans to list in London this year, making the former England soccer captain's esports enterprise the first to go public in Britain.

Guild, which owns and develops esports teams, intends to raise £20mil (RM108.21mil) by listing around 40% of its shares, giving it a valuation of £50mil (RM270.52mil), a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Sept 9.

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