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Initial public offering (IPO)

What type of product is it?

An IPO is essentially a listing of your company on the stock market, transforming it into a public company. This type of product is designed for financially strong, growing companies seeking liquidity and new investors to accelerate their growth. 

What are the special features of this financial product?

  • An IPO involves selling shares in your company to outside investors (the public) to raise new capital.
  • This type of financing requires a more extensive internal management infrastructure, as it requires you to submit to more frequent monitoring, rules and controls than before.  
  • This process also requires certification of internal controls.

What are the advantages of this financial product?

  • The IPO offers you the opportunity to access a large amount of capital to maintain your growth, as it gives you access to a diversified range of vehicles and financial markets (common shares, convertible bonds, convertible preferred shares, etc.).
  • In a context of labor scarcity, it enables us to be more competitive by offering managers better opportunities to compensation for management and employees (stock option plans, for example).
  • It can also be an opportunity for your very first private investors to have their investment repaid and earn a profit on it.

In addition to helping you answer your questions, our experts at SADC can help you really analyze your situation. What's more, an analysis of your long-term needs and the determination of an appropriate strategy The right financial solutions for your company could be developed at the same time.

See the list of different needs to the right that this financial product can meet. Don't hesitate to apply for financing from SADC. We'll help you think through and implement your project. project.

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