Equity Fundraising

Initial Public Offerings (IPO)

Companies looking to float should appoint a corporate advisor independent of the broker and underwriter. Apart from avoiding transaction pricing conflicts between the broker’s ‘corporate/underwriting’ and ‘sales and trading’ divisions, it provides the client with independent transaction structuring, pricing and project management capacity. With its investment banking/stockbroking background, NextLevelCorporate has an excellent understanding of market-based pricing and compliance and the ability to seamlessly project manage teams of brokers/advisors to deliver exceptional client outcomes. Integrated Services NextLevelCorporate's overall experience and relationships with key Australian and European brokers/underwriters/NOMADs and investors allows the tailored design, structuring and project management of transactions within a conflict-free environment. Key IPO services include: opinion, or scoping study to answer the float vs. private fundraising vs. sale question IPO offer distillation and design management of timetable and work plan pricing assessment assistance with cornerstone/wholesale investor/s arranging, where required  assistance with augmentation of board/management team, where required assistance with presentation materials and pre-offer market testing Broker/underwriter/NOMAD selection process from our extensive international network coordination of IPO team advice on Prospectus strategy after-market strategy Track Record  The depth of NextLevelCorporate's IPO experience and skills is reflected in the significant number and range of transactions in which the Managing Director has been involved, including but not limited to NextLevelCorporate assignments, such as the IPOs of: PearlStreet Ltd (ASX) Renewable Energy Holdings Plc (AIM) Westralian Gas & Power Ltd (ASX) and prior to establishing NextLevelCorporate, most notably the IPOs on ASX of: Alinta Gas Ltd Protel International Ltd Bunnings Warehouse Property Trust Ltd Bank of Western Australia Ltd (BankWest)

Wind turbines forming part of a 47 MW grid-connected wind farm portfolio in Germany, owned by Renewable Energy Holdings Plc, a valued client.

PrivateFundraising and Secondary Issues

Depending on client requirements and the particular circumstances present at the time, an IPO is not always the most appropriate fundraising solution. Even when the public markets are strong, there can be many reasons why it may not be appropriate to raise funds by way of IPO. In addition, companies which are already publicly traded typically turn to the secondary public markets to raise additional capital. Consequently, NextLevelCorporate designs, structures, arranges and project manages:

• private fundraisings (predominantly for companies which are not publicly traded)
• public fundraisings (predominantly secondary issues for companies which are publicly traded)

Integrated Services

Services include:

• tailored advice
• fundraising strategy
• selection of appropriate domestic and international funding sources including Private Equity fund managers and strategic investors
• preparation of private fundraising information memoranda 
• negotiation of financial/commercial transaction terms and documentation
• management of public fundraisings (for quoted companies) including broker introductions and transaction coordination services
• assignment project management to completion

Depending on specific client requirements we either act as principal advisor/arranger, or transaction manager where we identify and coordinate third party funding sources.

Track Record

The depth of NextLevelCorporate's experience and skills in these areas is reflected in the significant number and range of transactions in which the Managing Director has been involved, including but not limited to NextLevelCorporate fundraising assignments for:

• Biodiesel Australia Limited
• Sedgwick Mineral Resources Limited
• Quickstep Limited

and prior to establishing NextLevelCorporate, private fundraisings for:

• AES Limited 
• Rheochem Limited
• Lester Group's Pier 21 Development Trust

and secondary public fundraisings for:

• Amcom Limited (nee International Mineral Resources)
• Australian Vintage Limited
• Brandrill Limited
• Dominion Mining Limited
• General Gold Limited
• Growth Resources Limited 
• Hardman Resources Limited
• Moonstone Diamond Corporation NL
• Nautronix Limited
• Portman Mining Limited
• Ranger Minerals Limited
• Ross Mining and a range of others mineral producers and explorers

NextLevelCorporate Investor Syndicate

If you are a wholesale investor and would like to receive information on private fundraisings (or secondary fundraisings for publicly traded companies) in which we are involved from time to time, please click here.