With our first in-person IPO event officially in the books, we wish to thank everyone who helped make this successful –– The Philippine Stock Exchange, our speakers, and all our sponsors.
In case you missed the event, watch the full recording here: https://t.co/ITDoWTSdaD
“If there in any way we can help assist, our doors are always open and hopefully one day, we will see more companies become public servants in our country.”
“…Entrepreneurship drives productivity, innovation, and possibilities that ripple through different channels in our society. Our job is to help you make that happen...”
Our second panel discussion will give us a peek into the Founder’s Mentality. Our speakers are business owners who have taken the leap and gone public. Facilitating the second session is COL President and CIO, Marvin Fausto
“The benefit you’ll be getting is more than enough to cover all your worries with compliance. You can monetize your shares, provide succession value, and the earlier you can apply this to your business the bigger the growth you can achieve.”
- Edgar Saavedra
“…If you're not listed, banks will only lend to you based on your BV of 100M. If you list and sell 30%, you will have 210M remaining at 70% remaining, versus the 100% you own at 100M.” -Eduardo Francisco
It is time for our first panel session to begin. The Investor’s Perspective will feature professionals who operate behind the scenes of an initial public offering. Facilitating the discussion will be the CloudArch Ventures President and CEO, Mr. Edmund Lee.
Question 1: Why should a profitable SME with a good business still list?
“Say BV of your company is 100. Say, you're making 20M and you're profitable and growing 10% a year.
If I IPO you and I can value you at 15x, that's 300M in market cap versus the original BV of 100M...”