Approach
We’ve been in your shoes.
At SCA, you’ll receive broad-based financial and strategic advice grounded in decades of experience from all sides of the table. The members of our Special Advisor group have, at various points in their careers, been corporate finance advisors, CEOs, board members, investors, underwriters, or IR executives across numerous growth companies. We are experts in healthcare and biotech.
With SCA, you’ll be advised by people who know what it is like to lead growth companies and have managed enough transactions to understand the pitfalls
Main market advisory AND growth market advisory experience.
Main market advisory AND growth market advisory experience.
Many Danish and Swedish growth companies choose to list their shares on alternative stock exchanges such as First North or Spotlight for their first public offering. These exchanges are also where most secondary transactions and rights issues take place. A smaller number of companies engage in larger pre-IPO transactions and go directly to the main market, such as the Copenhagen or Stockholm Stock Exchanges, for their initial listing.
Alternative stock exchanges provide an excellent starting point for your company’s journey as a listed entity. However, to attract professional institutional investors, especially from outside your home country, ambitious growth companies eventually need to pursue a main market listing. Main market IPOs differ significantly from listings on alternative exchanges.
Even if your initial goal is an IPO on First North, retaining an advisor with main market IPO experience will help you develop a clearer road map towards that eventual destination.
- Advise on the structure, pricing, and timing of the transaction, as well as any associated matters.
- Provide guidance and participate in the preparation of investor materials prior to the launch of the transaction, including the prospectus, non-confidential teasers, investment highlight presentations, and similar documents.
- Identify and approach potential investors and underwriters.
- Organize and participate in meetings with potential investors and underwriters.
- Set up the underwriting consortium for rights issues.
- Liaise and coordinate with legal counsel, auditors, and other advisors as required.
- Offer non-legal advice on documents and negotiations related to the closing of the transaction. This includes data room organization, term sheets, subscription/share purchase agreements, and shareholders agreements in private transactions.