UK vodka chain Revolution Bars Group today emerged as the latest company to plan a pre-election flotation in London, with the sole bank on the deal celebrating its best-ever start to the year for equity capital markets work.

Numis Securities, which is acting as sole sponsor, financial adviser, bookrunner and underwriter on the deal, has already been a bookrunner on five equity capital markets deals worth $271 million so far this year, according to data provider Dealogic.