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Check out the key points from MarktoMarket’s webinar yesterday with LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Shore Capital Markets!

What did we take away from our IPO webinar with LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) and Shore Capital Markets yesterday (recording available for those that missed it)? Size - there is no minimum size threshold.....but you need to keep in mind a substantial upfront cost for corporate finance (and fundraising) fees, reporting accountants, lawyers and PR. Demand - despite depressing stats on recent IPOs, there is strong demand from venture capital trust (VCT) investors for qualifying IPOs. The absence of these is a supply, not a demand, issue. Exit v Growth - companies should see an IPO as a means to raise capital, not an exit. Having said this, some founder/management sell down is acceptable and 3rd party investor sell down (or even exit) is expected. Access to capital - once you are listed, the ability to raise additional rounds of capital (for growth, acquisitions, etc) is fast and relatively frictionless (certainly compared to private markets). If you would like a conversation please let us know and we can connect you to Neil Shah and Malachy McEntyre). Olga Melnyk #ipo

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.ly/Q02ryC3x0 #WeeklyMarketUpdate #NJSWealth

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02ryBcr0 #MarketUpdate #LPLResearch #RiseWithSovereign

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02ryxB50

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02ryyX80 #MarketUpdate #LPLResearch #RiseWithSovereign

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02ryw2g0 #NorbergWealth #MarketUpdate

The three most interesting comments from the LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) IPO Forum last week 1. Disclose the ick bits [early] and discuss what you do differently now. The IPO roadshow is not the time you want to be explaining stuff, an investor will smell a rat. 2. Be on top of your directors. A CEO saying on the roadshow "I don't really know them, I haven't met them" is not a good look. 3. Think how you will project manage the internal group. You need to take pressure off the CFO and make sure the business continues to track well. #iporeadiness #projectmanagement #ceoinsights

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02rytDD0 #NorbergWealth #MarketUpdate

The initial public offering (IPO) market allows institutional investors to incorporate the macroeconomic landscape with individual corporate earnings data — and future earnings forecasts — to ascertain a share price that will hold up to analyst and media scrutiny coupled with overall market dynamics. Here we provide an update on recent IPO activity, performance, and discuss why IPO activity matters for markets. https://hubs.la/Q02ryBcz0