Corporate Finance
Enhancing IPO Due Diligence Process and Avoiding Potential Red Flags
Overview
Since the introduction of the "new sponsor regime" in 2013, the HKEX has raised the bar for the quality of the draft prospectus first submitted to the HKEX. HKEX requires the draft prospectus to be substantially complete, failing which the listing application will be returned and the names of the listing applicant and the sponsor will be shown on the HKEX website. At the same time, SFC requires the sponsors to conduct sufficient due diligence before submission. Anything less than this might risk receiving disciplinary actions from the SFC.
This course sets out key areas that a sponsor's due diligence should cover and points out a number of items which might cause a listing application be returned or rejected by HKEX.
Objective
This course seeks to help sponsors to enhance the IPO due diligence process and avoid potential red flags prior to the submission of IPO listing application.
Content
IPO due diligence process and certain potential red flags prior to submission
Who should attend
The course is primarily targeted to senior management, corporate financiers, capital market and IPO practitioners.
Speaker/Course Instructor
Daniel graduated from the University of Leicester, UK with a first class honours degree in law. He was admitted as a solicitor of the High Court of Hong Kong and the Supreme Court of England and Wales, respectively.
Daniel has taken part in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's listing reform in 2018. During the consultation process Daniel represented 14 sponsor and other firms and a number of investment bankers to prepare and submit responses to the consultations.