South Asian Federation of Exchanges (SAFE) is pleased to announce the holding of the “IPO Readiness Roundtable” for the representatives of the potential IPO companies in Pakistan and some prominent underwriters and financial advisors, on Friday, 3rd February 2012 at 11:30 am at KSE. This roundtable is being hosted by Karachi Stock Exchange – the premier and the most liquid exchange of the country. The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss and evaluate fast tracking the process of listing for such companies who are eager to become listed in the near future.
The roundtable is expected to serve as a good platform for the interested companies to open direct discussions with financial advisors and the management of exchanges so that they can plan their listing pathway clearly and objectively. The roundtable is a follow up effort to the Pakistan IPO Summit 2011 edition held in Lahore during October 2011, wherein about three dozen companies had been identified for future Initial Public Offering (IPO) and listing at the domestic exchanges. The recently announced market support initiatives of the federal government may represent an ideal opportunity for such companies whose strategic plans include public fund raising, as these initiatives are likely to boost the market activities and the sentiment of the investors.
