Editing Go-Ahead Group (section)

====Flotation and into London====
Initially, Go-Ahead was structured as an unlisted public company and was owned 90 percent by its management. In May 1994, it was [[Initial public offering|floated]] on the [[London Stock Exchange]].<ref name=AnnualReport1994/><ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/all-aboard-for-goaheads-float-1428442.html |title = All aboard for Go Ahead's float |work = The Independent |date = 11 March 1994}}</ref>

In October 1994, Go-Ahead purchased [[London Central]] during the [[Privatisation of London bus services|privatisation of London Buses]].<ref name="Times180906" /><ref name="History" /><ref name="AnnualReport1995">[http://www.go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/archive_pres/1995pres/ar1995.pdf Go-Ahead Annual Report 30 June 1995] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123165542/http://go-ahead.com/~/media/Files/G/Go-Ahead/ir/presentations/archive_pres/1995pres/ar1995.pdf |date=23 November 2012 }} Go-Ahead Group</ref> In March 1995, [[OK Motor Services]] was purchased and integrated into the [[Go North East]] operation.<ref name=AnnualReport1995/><ref>{{usurped|1=[http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120119144236/http://www.competition-commission.org.uk/rep_pub/reports/1996/379go.htm The Go-Ahead Group plc and OK Motor Services Limited: A report on the merger situation]}} [[Competition Commission]] 1996</ref> In June 1996, a second London bus operation, [[London General]], was acquired from the management team that had purchased it when privatised.<ref name=Times180906/><ref name=AnnualReport1996/><ref name=History/>