Investec banker Garry Levin’s aim was for the firm to be “first out of the traps” after a pronounced summer lull in UK initial public offerings – and with the £240 million listing of Hollywood Bowl, he is set to achieve that goal.

Hollywood Bowl, which runs 10-pin bowling centres across the country, plans to raise £181.3 million in an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange's main market. It priced on September 16 and dealing is expected to start on September 21.