IPO Guidance
An initial public offering refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.
When is an IPO appropriate?
- We are a fast growing company in an industry that enjoys great popularity and do not want to lose ownership and management control of the company
- We want to continue participating in the development of the company and it would be difficult for us to agree on a strategy with a financial or strategic investor
- We want to expand / acquire companies for which our company's own resources are not sufficient and we do not want to significantly indebt the company
- We do not consider selling the majority of the company in the future, but we do not oppose a partial sale
- We want to explore other possibilities of financing our growth beyond loans and other debt products
- We would like to use the proceeds from IPO to focus on other segments, we expect to hand over the company to our children
- We want to show that our company can go through such a complex process as an IPO
When not?
- Bank financing is unavailable to us, banks are not willing to continue financing our company
- Our industry is in recession and the prospects are not positive
- We are not keen on reporting any financial indicators outside the company, we are careful not to put any unnecessary information in the company register
- We will now sell 30% of our company through the stock market and sell the rest of the company in the medium term to a strategic or financial investor
- Our company does not have a clear organizational structure and reporting & control mechanisms in place
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What is needed to enter the stock exchange
Preparing for an IPO is a complex process that involves many tasks. You will find a simplified overview of the steps in our IPO process guide.
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