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 IPO process – foregoing the usual book-building process in favour of opening the shares directly on the market in an auction. In 2021, Wise also chose to do a direct listing in London,...
by Per Einar Ellefsen | Mar 6, 2024 | IPO Stories Podcast
One of the topics that comes up at an early stage during IPO preparation is the choice of listing location. In earlier episodes, we have heard from tech executives at Wise, DeliveryHero, OVHCloud and Exclusive Networks why they decided to list in Europe. In this...
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...
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