We offer a complete solution for bringing SME IPO and successful listing. Our team of SME IPO fundraising consultants are professional experts who specialize in the complexity of the SME IPO listing process. Our advisors work closely with company promoters or owners to help them raise required funds, assist in regulatory compliances and documentation, streamline business structure, and other liaisoning requirements with BSE SME or NSE SME exchanges.
Our consultants work alongside investment bankers, auditors, and legal advisors to offer a full-service tailored package to SMEs addressing their specific business requirements.
SME IPO Consultancy and Advisory: Our Full Suite of Services
We offer a comprehensive range of services from pre-IPO preparation to listing and even post-IPO compliance requirements. Our key service offerings are;
1. Pre-IPO Advisory: IPO Feasibility and Readiness Check
SMEs looking to go public, we guide them through IPO feasibility and readiness assessment. In the Pre-IPO phase, our IPO consultants assist you in the following aspects;
- Business Evaluation: Experts help you to analyze the company’s financial health, market positioning, operational structure, business model scalability, market positioning, and growth potential to assess whether it is the right time for SME IPO or not.
- Business Valuation: Valuation is typical, especially for privately held or unlisted SMEs. SME IPO consultants help SME promoters in realistic business valuation considering the company’s current financial performance, market positioning, and industry trends. It enables promoters to fix the right price for the company’s shares.
- Outlining IPO roadmap: SME IPO is a path to success and advisors help companies outlining the critical steps of the SME IPO process, the expected timeline, and the resources required.
2. SME IPO Legal and Regulatory Compliance Advisory
We all know that listing on an SME exchange has many compliance requirements. Our SME IPO consultants are well-versed in legal and regulatory frameworks so they extend advisory services in the following areas;
- Preparing IPO draft prospectus and prospectus detailing complete business details, financials, growth tactics, risks, etc.
- Ensure timely filing of offer prospectus and all required documents with SME exchange
- Obtaining required regulatory approval from the SME stock exchange
- Other disclosure requirements set by SME exchange, etc.
3. SME IPO Structuring Advisory Services
- Selecting the Right SME Stock Exchange: Based upon the type of industry, business size, growth potential, etc. experts help SMES in choosing the right stock exchange (NSE Emerge or BSE SME) for listing.
- Guide SMEs on corporate restructuring; capital structure decision, corporate governance framework, etc.
- Analyze Market Conditions: Consultants offer insights on current market conditions to time the IPO.
4. Fundraising Strategy
- Identifying potential investors: Our consultants through their industry connections and network help SMEs in investor targeting. They identify potential institutional investors and garner their interest in the public issue.
- Roadshows and marketing: Coordinate with media campaigns for PR efforts and help in roadshows to outreach a maximum number of potential investors.
5. Underwriting and pricing advisory
- Underwriting: An SME IPO requires 100% underwriting (at least 15% from the merchant banker’s account). SME IPO advisors work with investment banks for underwriting the SME IPO issue.
- IPO Pricing strategy: Advise companies to fix an appropriate issue price for company’s shares based on the company’s financial performance, current valuation, investors' interest, and industry trends.
6. Post-IPO advisory services
- Helps in ongoing compliance and reporting requirements to regulators and investors.
- Assistance maintaining strong investor relationships through transparent communication and engagement
- Advise companies to have the best corporate governance practices meeting the standards of a publicly traded company
Benefits of Getting SME IPO Consultancy Services
- Experts with deep understanding of the SME IPO issue and listing process facilitate a smooth IPO process.
- Stay ahead of the compliance framework to avoid unnecessary delays, and regulatory violation
- Expert guidance in strategic fundraising through effective pricing, marketing, and investor outreach
- Get extended support to ensure ongoing compliance and investor relationship management post the IPO listing.
