“Markets” When your business grows and is ready to list on a stock exchange, our experienced team can help guide you through the process. We also help listed companies successfully manage their ongoing accounting and regulatory requirements.
Shipleys LLP helps small and medium-sized businesses make their first foray into capital markets. Businesses approach a listing for numerous reasons – to acquire another, to fund organic growth, purchase an asset or supply working capital. We will take the time to understand your objectives to deliver practical and tailored advice. We also have particular expertise in helping those businesses with a market capitalization of under £350m.
“MARKETS” MAKING THE JOURNEY AS SMOOTH AS POSSIBLE
Owners may find it both exciting and daunting to take their company from a private to a public company. We aim to make the process as smooth for you as possible and have a particular specialism in the UK’s Small-Cap Stocks and Junior Stock Markets – AIM and AQUIS. We also help companies to take a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.
HOW WE HELP
While listing is a complex process with additional and stricter reporting, the Shipleys team is ready to help guide you through the several steps and requirements with success.
Our reporting accountant expertise will guide you through the listing process and help you with transactions subsequently. Below is a summary of the help we provide:
PLANNING AND PREPARING THE FLOTATION
Here we aim to help you impress investors with your earnings, corporate governance, and long-term value. Our services include:
Due diligence
Management reporting
Restructuring the business
Succession planning and reward structures
Taxation planning
A HELPING HAND IN THE IPO TRANSACTION
We have a lot of experience in preparing the public and private documents that you need to satisfy various regulations. These include:
Short and long-form accountant’s reports
Financial information pro forma
Statements on capitalisation and indebtedness
Taxation summaries
Working capital report
Financial position and prospectus board memorandum
Consent and comfort letters
BEYOND THE TRANSACTION, WE ALSO OFFER EXPERT HELP WITH:
Audits – statutory, internal and royalty
Tax due diligence, structuring and compliance
International tax advice
Transfer pricing reports
EIS and VCT reviews
Management accounting
IFRS conversions
Reverse acquisitions
Secondary placings
Disposals and de-listings
DRAW ON OUR EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF ADVISERS
Where necessary, we also enjoy close relationships with complementary advisory firms (e.g. legal, broker and PR professionals) and will be happy to introduce you. In addition, Shipleys is a founder member of AGN International, a global association of independent accounting and advisory firms. With 174 members in 77 countries around the world, we are also able to provide an integrated service for any international interests you already have or may wish to develop.
CAN WE HELP?
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Please contact one of our capital markets specialists on this page, if we can help address your company’s strategic objectives and aspirations.
Specific guidance should be obtained before taking, or refraining from taking, any action on any of the issues addressed herein.