Deliveroo pencils in 8 March to unveil blockbuster float

Deliveroo is poised to fire a formal starting gun on a blockbuster stock market flotation early next month, making it the first in a string of British technology "unicorns" to go public in 2021.

Sky News has learnt that the food delivery app and its advisers have pencilled in 8 March to publish an expected intention to float announcement, meaning shares in Deliveroo could start trading just weeks later.

Insiders at Deliveroo cautioned that 8 March was not yet a definitive date and the timetable for one of the year's most prominent listings remained subject to change.

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