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David Beckham’s Guild Esports raises £20m ahead of London listing

The esports business will be the first of its kind to list in the UK

Guild Esports, the online gaming team founded by star footballer David Beckham, has secured £20m in fresh capital after a share placing ahead of its London debut.

The startup said in a statement to the market on 29 September that it had raised the cash in a “significantly oversubscribed” offering of 250m shares, at a placing price of 8p per share.

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