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...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Mar 6, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Criteo, a French adtech company, listed on Nasdaq in 2013. Edouard Lassalle joined in 2012 to prepare the company for the IPO, and later served as head of Investor Relations for the company until 2022. One of the topics that comes up at an early stage during IPO...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Feb 16, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Middle Eastern equity capital markets have captured investors’ attention the last 2 years, as the only truly active IPO market in the world throughout 2022 and 2023 – with close to 50 IPOs listing each of those years. To learn more about GCC equity...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Feb 1, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
When a company becomes listed, index inclusion is a big deal. Beyond the stamp of approval, it brings in new passive investors, more liquidity, and ultimately more stability as a listed company. Yet, index inclusion rules are very technical, and not always easy to...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Jan 17, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
Matt Briers has been the CFO of Wise since 2015. In 2021, he led the company to a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange, the first major direct listing in Europe. Wise, founded in the UK in 2011, has revolutionized cross-border payments for individuals and...
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