Euronext, the stock market operator, today said a spate of buyout fund listings on its Amsterdam arm contributed nearly half of a record amount of new capital raised, dealing a fresh blow to the London Stock Exchange, whose rules currently dissuade such funds from listing there.

The European exchange, which abandoned plans to bid for the LSE in favour of a merger with the New York Stock Exchange six months ago, said last year was its best on record for new listings.