by Per Einar Ellefsen | May 28, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Matts Johansen is the CEO of Aker BioMarine, the global leader in krill fishing and production of krill-based products, such as omega 3 supplements and aquaculture feed. Aker BioMarine was founded as part of the Aker conglomerate, and Matts has been the CEO since...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | May 12, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Øystein Kalleklev is the CEO of not one, but 2 listed companies: Flex LNG and Avance Gas, two leading shipping companies in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), both listed on Euronext Oslo. Øystein shares his experience steering these...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Apr 30, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Saudi Arabia has evolved from having 4 IPOs per year 10 years ago, to 40 IPOs per year over the last few years. Nayef Al Athel has been in the middle of this evolution, as he headed the listings activity at the Saudi Exchange between 2018 and 2023. With Nayef, we...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Apr 15, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Not all IPO processes end up with an IPO. The path is filled with twists and turns, in some cases cancellations, postponements, or even a strategic sale before reaching the stock market. In this episode, we sit down with Maria Hedengren, who led the IPO processes of...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Apr 4, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
In 2018, Spotify was the first company to do a direct listing instead of a regular hashtag#IPO process – foregoing the usual bookbuilding process in favor of opening the shares directly on the market in an auction. In 2021, Wise also chose to do a direct listing in...
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