Initial Public Offer means a company list its shares in the Colombo Stock Exchange for the first time by issuing its shares to the general public. Companies get quoted in the CSE mainly to raise funds for various objectives. MBSL is having more than 30 years of proven track record of assisting companies to obtain listing in the CSE.
Private Placement is another alternative way of raising funds for a company by offering its shares to one or few strategic investors. There are two types of investors namely active or passive and before looking for an investor’s it is very important to know the type of investors that the company is looking for and also to it is important to sign a Shareholders Agreement with the investors indicating their rights and responsibilities.
An arrangement by which a company is guaranteed that an issue of shares will raise a given amount of cash because the underwriters, for a commission, agree to subscribe for any of the issue not taken up by the public.
Known as fixed income securities and debt instruments created for the purpose of raising capital. This mode of financing attractive when interest rates are on an increasing trend for working capital/expansion.
Securitization is a financial technique that pools assets together and, in effect turns them into a tradable security. Financial institutions and many businesses use securitization for immediate realization of cash producing asset.