Capital Markets Services

Taking your company from private to public through an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange is a transformational change that can deliver huge financial rewards and growth opportunities. It will certainly be an intense period for any management team. We act for companies looking to IPO on AIM, the Premium Segment and Standard Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, as well as on the London Stock Exchange’s Specialist Funds Market.

Your goals and challenges are key to us, whether you are focusing on IPO preparation, executing an IPO or additional fundraising. However much support you need, our goal is to help you achieve a successful outcome. Our dedicated capital markets specialists can help assess your company's IPO readiness for a listing, act as your Reporting Accountant and guide you the complex IPO process. We can support you on further transactions post-IPO. 

Your IPO Journey – IPO readiness preparation

An IPO process can be an intense process demanding commitment of substantial time and resource. This is on top of the day-to-day management of your business.

We always recommend you invest as much as you can, as early as you can, in IPO preparation. By preparing well in advance, you will:

• Identify and resolve potential issues early
• Reduce pressure on management at the time of IPO
• Ensure that the company is ready for an IPO when market conditions are optimal.

IPO Readiness

The first step on the IPO journey should be to undertake a review of your business. This review should examine your equity story, corporate structure and tax position, your financial and management reporting and the markets available to your business.

Our IPO-readiness assessment is free, quick and easy to complete and provides an initial guide to what your business needs to do to achieve a successful IPO.

The report includes practical insights and recommendations and will identify potential future obstacles so you can start addressing them. We use this review to highlight the priority areas you should focus on. 

Please get in touch with our Capital Markets specialists to discuss the results or your company’s IPO plans.

Post-IPO Support

An IPO is usually just the beginning of the story. Public companies are under much greater public and regulatory scrutiny with higher reporting requirements and a wider range of stakeholder needs to consider. We can support you with a full spectrum of services including financial reporting, corporate governance and risk management, tax and remuneration planning and post-IPO transactions, integration and separation support.

Reporting Accountant Services

Since 2014, we have acted as reporting accountant on over 170 completed capital markets transactions, including more than 80 IPOs. We have been the leading reporting accountant on AIM IPOs over the last ten years. We can help by acting as your reporting accountant during the IPO process. We can also provide a sounding board for any recommendations you receive from your lead investment bank and other advisers.

Are you interested in finding out more about the reporting accountant (RA) process and how we can assist you - read Reporting Accountant Services.