There may be several different reasons for a market listing, such as raising capital, enabling the company's own shares to be used as payment for acquisitions, improved recruitment opportunities and exit opportunities for existing shareholders. A listing also means a quality stamp, as the listing require high demands on the company's governance and internal controls, financial reporting and disclosure of information to the market, with increased transparency as a result. A listing can also contribute to increased awareness of the company and its products or services. Regardless of the reason why a company chooses to list its shares, a listing process is both time- and resource-consuming. It is therefore important that the company starts preparing its listing well in advance.
Preparations for listing
Being ”listing compliant” means being in control and being able to provide the market with relevant, accurate and up-to-date information as and when required. No matter the reason why a company chooses to list or up-lists its shares, the listing process can be long and resource-intensive, and it is important to start preparing well in advance.
The lPO (Initial Public Offering) listing requirements vary depending on the Exchange but often require extensive preparatory work by the company, with several resource demanding projects running in parallel. Activities may include:
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