EURONEXT'S PRE-IPO PROGRAMME - 2021 IRELAND - In partnership with - Enterprise Ireland
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EURONEXT’S
PRE-IPO
PROGRAMME
2021
IRELAND
In partnership with
IPOready | 2021
PREPARING COMPANIES TO HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME
ACCESS STRATEGIC FINANCE BENEFIT ME?
IPOready was launched by Euronext Dublin It was time incredibly
in 2015 to give companies a comprehensive well spent. You get to meet
understanding of how to raise strategic businesses outside your
finance, the different options available and sector, you make new friends. understand capital
the best mix for the growth of your business. It was incredibly impactful markets, strategic
and practical in that it gives financing options and which
Richard
Financing is the fuel for scaling your you a physicality to how you options are most suitable for
Kennedy,
business. The current environment has look to raise funds and you your business
CEO
emphasised the importance of ensuring that then have the opportunity to
Devenish
you have the right finance strategy in place discuss the options and follow
Nutrition
to enable expansion and growth. IPOready is through.
designed to give you the skillset to do this. Winner EY EOY
2019 For us it was brilliant at the
The programme is delivered by Euronext time and it continues to have
get your business
Dublin in partnership with Enterprise an impact on our business.
investment ready and
Ireland and the Ireland Strategic Investment
understand
Fund (ISIF).
the fund raising process
IS MY BUSINESS
ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE? perfect your
investment pitch
Yes if your business:
Is revenue generating (>€5m)
Can demonstrate a track record
of growth and potential to
accelerate revenues
build a network of
Can commit two senior investors, advisors and
executives (typically CEO, CFO, entrepreneurs
founder) for the duration of the
programme
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IPOready | 2021
PROGRAMME
OVERVIEW IPOready is delivered through a
OCT 2020
JUNE TO
combination of: seminars, one-to-one APPLICATION
mentoring, European campuses, AND SELECTION
IPOready is part of the Euronext and pitch days. OF CANDIDATES
pan-European suite of pre-IPO
programmes for ambitious scaling
companies.
SEMINARS
Interactive Dublin-based seminars are
IPOready content is provided by
JANUARY
delivered by a combination of advisors and EUROPEAN
entrepreneurs, business leaders and
2021
leading Irish corporates, investors and CAMPUS #1
committed partners from the financial
entrepreneurs. ROTTERDAM
industry: investment bankers, brokers,
investors, auditors, lawyers, financial
communication and investor
ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING
relations experts.
Each participant company is allocated
a mentor with extensive fund raising
IPOready uniquely provides participating
JANUARY TO
experience. You will have four one-to-one SEMINARS
MAY 2021
companies with a practical toolkit for
mentoring sessions to guide you through the HOSTED BY
raising strategic finance, supported by a
programme and support you in developing EURONEXT
mentor, incorporating:
your equity pitch and financing strategy. DUBLIN
EUROPEAN CAMPUSES
Twice a year in January and
expert training
June, campuses are organised with
by professionals and
prestigious European business
2021
MAY
entrepreneurs PITCH DAY
schools to facilitate networking
between partners and participants on
all Euronext pre-IPO programmes.
These campuses include plenary
keynotes, group workshops and
insights from entrepreneurs. EUROPEAN
JUNE
2021
networking CAMPUS #2
opportunities LISBON
PITCH DAY
Participants will pitch their investment
story to a panel of investors and gain
insights in how to refine it.
access to domestic and
international investors
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IPOready | 2021
TESTIMONIALS FROM Warren our CFO and I
really enjoyed taking part in
The networking and peer
to peer learning on IPOready
PREVIOUS the course. The opportunity was invaluable. I really
PARTICIPANTS to mingle with peers in
ambitious companies
enjoyed watching ATA and
our peers refine our strategy
like ours, but in different throughout the programme
Brody Sweeney, Peter Cosgrove,
industries, understand the which was evident during
CEO CEO
IPOready was I think IPOready is a IPO process and fine tune the pitch sessions. I also
Camile Thai ATA Group
instrumental to Netwatch valuable programme for an investor deck, so that we gained great insights through
in our fund raising efforts. It every scaling family company are investor ready has been engaging with presenters on
gave us a deep insight into looking to gain insights into a great help to us, in getting the programme who openly
the funding ecosystem and financing options, investor Camile prepared for the next shared their experiences in
fund raising process. The expectations and corporate stage of growth. The Euronext scaling their companies and
David Walsh, Mark Lynch,
modules focusing on pitching governance. I couldn’t team were very committed, the sources of funding they
CEO Director
to investors helped us to recommend it highly enough and energised us with the used along the way.
Netwatch O’Reilly
craft an investor pitch with - it more than exceeded our possibilities that going public
System Concrete
the correct value proposition expectations. could bring.
for our strategic partners. I
would recommend IPOready
to every company looking to
raise strategic finance
IPOready brings Participating on
together a fantastic network IPOready gave us the
of like-minded business opportunity to think about
people who face the same our company, why we exist
For Taoglas, the
challenges and decisions and why we can be more
IPOready programme was
every day, just like us. It is relevant in the future. The
an instrumental success Sarah Sweeney,
a great outlet for CEO’s and Frank Madden, course and the experience
and has really helped us CFO
CFO’s to share experiences. CEO gave us a chance to play in
shape our future growth Cora Systems
I particularly enjoyed Crest Solutions the big leagues and create
options. We gained an
Patrick Mc Hale, the investor pitches and a valuable network. It has
in-depth understanding
CFO the European campus in increased our ambition and
of the financing options
Taoglas Rotterdam which was a ability to scale our business.
available to Irish companies
great way to meet other It was the most worthwhile
to help them scale. Most
businesses at the cutting thing I did in years.
importantly, what the
edge of Technology.
programme delivered is the
belief that Irish companies
can scale with the correct
strategic options while
always maintaining control,
rather than exiting to that
strategic buyer too early.
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IPOready | 2021
PREPARING FOR SECURING
STRATEGIC STRATEGIC
FINANCE FINANCE
Modules 1 and 3 will focus on getting your Modules 4 and 5 will focus on the fund
company investment ready, encompassing raising process, financial ecosystem, investor
key topics such as your business plan, landscape and valuation of your company.
INDUCTION PITCH
strategy, leadership, governance and your
AND PITCH DAY
investment pitch. The programme will conclude with a pitch to
Dublin an investor panel who will give you insights for Dublin
Module 2 will focus on giving you insights 14 Jan 2021 refining your investment pitch. 20 May 2021
on how to select the different strategic
finance options available and the one most
Programme overview Each company pitches
suitable to your company. It will also include
their equity story to a
a session on M&A, the rationale and the Meet the mentors
panel of investors
process, which can often be a key enabler
Pitch your company
of strategic growth.
1-1 pitches
MODULE 1 MODULE 2 MODULE 3 MODULE 4 MODULE 5
GROWTH STRATEGIC FINANCE INVESTMENT IPO GOVERNANCE&
STRATEGY OPTIONS READY PROCESS POST LISTING
Rotterdam Dublin Dublin Dublin Lisbon
28/29 Jan 2021 25/26 Feb 2021 25/26 Mar 2021 22/23 Apr 2021 24/25 Jun 2021
Entrepreneurial Founder financing Getting your IPO process ESG
mindset and scaling stories business IPO ready IPO offer and IPO roadshow
Scaling Strategic finance Structuring equity marketing European financial
IPO - a long term options plans Financial PR ecosystem
strategy Investor perspectives Governance Valuation and Life as a listed
Company identity Growth through M&A Investment pitch investor landscape company
and culture
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IPOready | 2021
ACADEMIC CAMPUSES PROGRAMME
TOP-TIER BUSINESS SCHOOLS PARTNERS
Together with top-tier business schools, PLENARY Enterprise Ireland Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF)
Euronext organises two campus sessions to KEYNOTES
bring together participants from all of our
Enterprise Ireland works in partnership ISIF is a sovereign development fund with
pre-IPO programmes - IPOready and
with Irish enterprises to help them start, a unique mandate, which is to invest on a
TechShare: a kick-off campus in January and a
grow, innovate and win export sales in commercial basis in a manner designed to
summer campus in June. PANEL global markets. support economic activity and employment in
DISCUSSIONS Ireland. The Fund’s investment strategy, guided
One representative from each IPOready
As a government organisation, they are by the objectives of Project Ireland 2040, to
participant company will be invited to join the
responsible for the development and target its future investments in five sectors or
campus sessions with international companies
growth of Irish enterprises in world priority themes of key importance to the Irish
and experts. The campuses are organised GROUP markets. In this way, they support economy. The Fund differs from other sources
with leading European business schools to WORKSHOPS sustainable economic growth, regional of capital with a long investment time horizon
encourage discussions with entrepreneurs and
development and secure employment. enabling the Fund to act as a
interactions through break-out sessions and
patient source of capital.
plenary keynotes.
www.enterprise-ireland.com www.isif.ie
Oslo
The European campus
sessions are a networking
enabler, connecting
entrepreneurs from 10
European countries with
each other and capital Dublin
Amsterdam Julie Sinnamon Fergal McAleavey
markets advisors
CEO, Enterprise Ireland Senior Investment Director, ISIF
Brussels
Paris
We are proud to support this programme ISIF is delighted to continue its support of
Munich
which equips companies looking to achieve the IPOready programme, as we believe it
Zurich
scale with the skills to access strategic finance provides excellent advice and truly prepares
Milan or go public. It is encouraging to see the companies seeking funding to scale, thereby
companies which graduated from IPOready enabling them to compete on a global stage. A
already achieving growth on a global core pillar of the ISIF investment strategy is to
IPOready level and expanding their workforce. support the scaling of 100 indigenous business
Madrid
by providing investment capital.
TechShare Lisbon
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IPOready | 2021
EURONEXT: EURONEXT: A VIBRANT A wide commu n ity of S MEs an d
A PAN-EUROPEAN aggregated FRANCHISE OF family bu sin esses
€4.5trn LISTED SME
STOCK EXCHANGE
market
capitalisation
AND TECH COMPANIES 271 #1
SME listings listing venue
since January for SMEs in
Euronext is the leading pan-European
2015 Continental
exchange, covering Belgium, France, Ireland,
The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the UK, 4,700+ institutional
investors
With 151 new Tech listings since January 2015,
Euronext is the most dynamic market in Europe for
Europe
with over 1,400 listed issuers worth Tech companies and provides them with an active
€37bn €35m
€4.5 trillion in market capitalisation as at end platform for raising capital.
December 2019.
With a SME franchise of more than 1,010 14 Local ecosystems
with global reach
raised by SMEs
through equity
amount raised
on average at
issuers, Euronext has also an unmatched
61
since January IPO by SMEs
blue-chip franchise including 300 large listed
2015 since January 2015
companies, and is the largest listing venue for Biotech
Tech SMEs in Europe with 479 Tech issuers.
27
of
EuroStoxx50
244 €178bn
479
In order to facilitate fast growing SMEs to
access capital markets, Euronext Growth family aggregated
is a tailor-made market compartment with LISTED businesses market
asset managers and retail investors providing TECH capitalisation
128k+
listed
liquidity to small and midcaps. COMPANIES
securities
Euronext offers the most diverse and
international investor base, connecting our
issuers to more than 4,700 institutional
investors.
1 cutting- edge trading
67 47
46
platform Optiq®
1,400+
Cleantech Digital Services
Medtech
LISTED COMPANIES 44 49
Hardware &
Media &
Entertaiment 71 Robotics
Software
25
33 36 Electronics &
All figures as at 31 December 2019 Telecommunications Technology Advisory Semiconductors
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Euronext TechShare Programme | 2020 - 2021 IPOready | 2021
WHERE CAN I HOW DO I
LEARN MORE? APPLY?
What is the fee? What is the selection process?
VISIT OUR IPOready fee is €17,500 for two agreed senior All applications are assessed by a panel
WEBSITE WHERE executives from each company. The fee covers all comprised of representatives from Euronext
YOU CAN WATCH training, mentoring and course material and is
payable on acceptance of a place on the
Dublin, Enterprise Ireland and ISIF.
OUR VIDEOS AND programme. Enterprise Ireland subsidises a
COMPLETE portion of the fee for client companies.
APPLICATION
ONLINE IPOready was a pivotal IPOready was a
programme of thought fantastic journey for both
www.euronext.com/ipoready provoking events. We had our CFO (David) and I. We
a chance to interact with collaborated with the best
an impressive class of scaling companies in
entrepreneurs, financing and Ireland and were introduced
Jim Joyce, Barry Napier,
public market experts. The to some of the international
CEO CEO
impressive Euronext team capital markets ecosystem.
Healthbeacon Cubic Telecom
collated these experts into a The mentors and speakers
community that clearly want were excellent, which led to
CONTACT US
Irish companies to succeed. great open conversations
It is a "must attend" for with some great insights
any fast growing company. and guidance. Overall it was
It goes well beyond IPO extremely worthwhile
Oria O'Gorman Mariam Dadabhay preparation, bringing us programme that I would
Head of Equity Listing Ireland Client Development Programme Manager unique insights into building encourage other scaling
oogorman@euronext.com mariam.dadabhay@enterprise-ireland.com a high impact, long term Irish companies to explore.
focused, and profitable
Niall Jones company in Ireland.
Client Coverage Manager
njones@euronext.com
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Orla O’Gorman
oogorman@euronext.com
Niall Jones
njones@euronext.com
+353 1 6174200
ipoready@euronext.com
www.euronext.com/IPOready
In partnership with
EURONEXT: A PAN-EUROPEAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Euronext, is the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, covering Belgium, France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal and the UK. With 1,400
listed issuers worth €4.5 trillion in market capitalisation as of end December 2019, Euronext is an unmatched blue chip franchise that has 25 issuers in the
Morningstar® Eurozone 50 IndexSM and a strong diverse domestic and international client base. Euronext operates regulated and transparent equity and
derivatives markets and is the largest centre for debt and funds listings in the world. Its total product offering includes Equities, Exchange Traded Funds,
Warrants & Certificates, Bonds, Derivatives, Commodities and Indices. Euronext also leverages its expertise in running markets by providing technology and
managed services to third parties. In addition to its main regulated market, Euronext also operates Euronext GrowthTM and Euronext AccessTM, simplifying
access to listing for SMEs. The Irish Stock Exchange plc, trading as Euronext Dublin, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
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