Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)

As a private company grows and matures, changes to the size and structure of the business can motivate the current owners to reconsider the most appropriate management and ownership structure. A strategy considered by many growing private companies is a stock market listing through an Initial Public Offering (IPO). An IPO is typically undertaken to provide the company with access to additional capital and the owners with an exit strategy.

Our Tactics

Public offerings on the stock market are complex exercises. The process typically requires months of preparation by skilled teams of commercial, financial and legal experts. Without the right team working in concert on a multifaceted set of activities, insufficient support for the float may be generated and many months of hard work and considerable preparatory costs may be lost.

At State Equity, we can manage the complete IPO process ranging from board and management structuring, business preparation, prospectus drafting and registration, identifying and working with an appropriate securities (stockbroking) firm as part of the underwriting syndicate, pricing of the float, facilitating roadshows with management to recruit investors, through to advising on strategies to promote a stable aftermarket for the stock.

Client Benefits

Our approach to the IPO process enables our Clients to achieve their capital raising objectives in an effective manner. Our combination of methodical preparation and the articulation of a convincing and appealing investment opportunity ensures that our IPO Clients are able to move to the desired level of public ownership in a skilful and cost effective manner.

 

View our guide to
Initial Public Offerings