Starting a company

• What is a share?
• How many shares do we issue?
• Types of shares

Sources of Finance

• Retention of Profits
• Limitations of organic finance
• Debt
  • Banks
  • Bonds
• Equity

Private Equity

• Implications of external finance
• Timescales
• Investor’s mind sets
• Mezzanine Finance
• Convertibles

Going Public - IPOs and the Primary Market

• Float or Sale?
• Implications
• Getting Ready
• Appointing Advisors - The role of the Capital Markets Team
• Documentation
  • Prospectus
• Valuation Models - a simple overview
• Choice of markets - Unlisted, AIM or the Full List
• The bookbuilding process
• Who are the buyers?
  • Trends in institutional investment flows
• Recent Issues

The Secondary Market

• Key players in the market
  • Sales
  • Traders
  • Corporate Brokers
  • Research
  • Supporting Services
• The implications for the firm
• Exchanges and trading platforms
• International Markets
• ADRs/GDRs

Organic Growth or Acquisitions

• The role of IBD
• The pitch process
• Takeovers and Mergers
• Recent Transactions

Additional Finance

• Rights Issues
• Loans and debt instruments