Another thing to perhaps note is that eve isn't the first company to list on the stock market that Woodford backed as a private business. And they've had mixed fortunes. For example, Allied Minds ' shares shot up from 190p to over 700p in less than a year, before collapsing to 140p and Circassia Pharmaceuticals, which listed at 310p, is currently trading at 97p. On the other hand, Purplebricks is looking strong, having risen to 350p from a listing price of 100p.