• Highly experienced and hands-on transaction team to support you in all aspects of the transaction.
• The transaction team has a strong track record in various corporate finance mandates.
• Broad international placement network.
• Through our international collaboration partners OVC offer services in Frankfurt am Main, Zurich, London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Brunei, Australia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Isle of Man, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Madeira, Malta, Luxembourg, Switzerland.
• Well established investors‘ universe.
• Based on our experience with emerging markets transactions we are bridging the knowledge gap between emerging markets opportunities and developed world capital markets.

Signing of confidential agreement
Client supply:

• Executive summary
• Business plan
• Financials

Follow-up meeting

Signing of mandate

Way Forward

• Client provide further access to material documentation of company.
• Planning of the way forward.
• Info pack – for Germany or any other collaboration partner.
• Comments from Germany or any other collaboration partner.
• Drafting of teaser document for investors.
• Roadshow

• Unlock value for shareholders.
• Listing /private placement or loan gives you the opportunity to raise capital to fund acquisitions and/or organic growth.
• Listing generally raises your organisation’s public profile with customers, suppliers, investors and the media. Your organisation may also be covered in analyst reports and may be included in an index.
• Public listing means your organisation will find it easier to attract institutional and professional investors.
• Being listed generates an independent valuation of your organisation by the market.
• Trading of your shares gives shareholders the opportunity to realize the value of their holdings, which in turn can help broaden your shareholder base.
• Listing provides a mechanism for founders of a company, family interests or early stage investors to exit their investment.

A: Listings/IPO’s on the Stock Exchange of Frankfurt:

Entry Standard Segment

• Company must be in existence for 2 years.
• Minimum of 30 Shareholders.
• Share Capital of €750.000 (EUR or its equivalent in another currency) and the nominal value of the shares must not be less than €1.00 (one euro)
• 10% minimum free float shares.
• Audited financials (National GAAP or IAS/IFRS US-GAAP), prepared locally, for a period of at least three years, or less.
• Approved Prospectus
• General Segment

Minimum age of company—3 years (exemptions possible)

• Minimum issuing volume—minimum market capitalization of €1.25 million;
• Minimum 30 shareholders;
• Equity capital minimum of €1.25 million;
• Free float minimum of 25%;
• Nominal issuing volume minimum of 10,000 shares;
• EU Prospectus (underwritten by company + bank);
• 3 years audited financials—IAS/IFRS
• valued on the basis of five years of discounted cash flow projections.
• this means the company’s market value when it lists will be €45 million in comparison to Australia where it would list at $15 million.

B: Private Placements/Loan Structures

• Business must have annual turn over of ZAR 30 mil.
• Business must exist for at least Three (3) years and have a proven track record.
• Audited financial statements of the past three (3) years are required which indicate a positive cash flow.
• Business must have equity.
• Business must have the ability to expand locally and possibly outside the borders of South Africa.