Countrywide prices at top end of IPO range In 2009, Countrywide agreed a £641m debt-for-equity swap with its lenders Oaktree, Apollo, and Alchemy after delisting in 2006. It will publish further details of the offer on March 20 when the company makes its market debut on the London Stock Exchange. The decision to float the estate agent will further boost sentiment around the already buoyant sector. Housebuilder Crest Nicholson's launched London's first float of the year in February, seeing strong demand for its shares. Just two UK companies floated on the London Stock Exchange last year, insurer Direct Line and Scottish metering company Energy Assets Group.