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Equity Capital Markets

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Leading Equity Capital Markets platform for African issuers

Africa is our home and we raise her equity across Sub Saharan Africa and International stock exchanges 

We are experts at positioning and placing African company’s shares, across sectors, to domestic and International investors who best understand and value the region

Our product teams in Africa and London will support your Equity Capital Markets plans

 

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OUR TEAM IS YOUR EDGE

Congratulations to each member of our Standard Bank CIB team on winning the Best Investment Advisor of the Year (by deal value) at the 2022 DealMakers awards. These 68 professionals, with their extensive local knowledge and deep experience, will help your business make the deals that matter.

Some of the benefits

Market-leading equity capital market capabilities

Largest African equity broking platform raising capital both domestically and internationally.

In- country expertise

On-the-ground capabilities to assist you in successful delivery of equity capital market transactions across Africa.

Experienced equities sales and research team

Largest dedicated sales and research teams marketing Africa to a global investor base

Established African presence

Providing you with established stakeholder relations across African markets.
Our Offering

Our Equity Capital Markets team is able to execute and provide advice on:

Equity Equity-linked securities
  • Initial public offerings
  • Convertible bonds
  • Rights issues
  • Exchangeable bonds
  • Share placements
  • Convertible preference shares
  • Follow-on offerings
  • Mandatory convertible and exchangeable bonds
  • Monetisation

 

  • Block trades
 
  • Share buybacks
 
Why talk to us
  • Proven Equity Capital Markets track record acting on landmark African transactions: Our teams have the experience to deliver your equity raising objectives from local listings or capital raises on your home stock exchange, to supporting regional and multinational companies raise capital on an internationally recognised stock exchange.
  • We share the same African DNA: We know how best to articulate and de-risk the African growth story to the most appropriate equity investor base globally and drive value.  We understand the strategic challenges of being a listed African sector leader and will partner with you to achieve your equity raising goals.
  • In-country expertise: We provide on-the-ground execution teams with embedded regulatory relationships and deep stockbroking and trading capabilities to assist you in ensuring the successful delivery of Equity Capital Market transactions across Africa.
  • The largest dedicated equity platform selling Africa to investors globally: No other bank has our depth of distribution strength through our Emerging Market and Africa equity sales specialists based globally.  Unique access on Africa into the world’s largest Emerging Market funds, we are Africa’s liquidity provider and the voice that matters for key decision makers on all listed African companies.
  • Our Offering
  • Why talk to us

Our Equity Capital Markets team is able to execute and provide advice on:

Equity Equity-linked securities
  • Initial public offerings
  • Convertible bonds
  • Rights issues
  • Exchangeable bonds
  • Share placements
  • Convertible preference shares
  • Follow-on offerings
  • Mandatory convertible and exchangeable bonds
  • Monetisation

 

  • Block trades
 
  • Share buybacks
 
  • Proven Equity Capital Markets track record acting on landmark African transactions: Our teams have the experience to deliver your equity raising objectives from local listings or capital raises on your home stock exchange, to supporting regional and multinational companies raise capital on an internationally recognised stock exchange.
  • We share the same African DNA: We know how best to articulate and de-risk the African growth story to the most appropriate equity investor base globally and drive value.  We understand the strategic challenges of being a listed African sector leader and will partner with you to achieve your equity raising goals.
  • In-country expertise: We provide on-the-ground execution teams with embedded regulatory relationships and deep stockbroking and trading capabilities to assist you in ensuring the successful delivery of Equity Capital Market transactions across Africa.
  • The largest dedicated equity platform selling Africa to investors globally: No other bank has our depth of distribution strength through our Emerging Market and Africa equity sales specialists based globally.  Unique access on Africa into the world’s largest Emerging Market funds, we are Africa’s liquidity provider and the voice that matters for key decision makers on all listed African companies.
Get in touch
Simon Matthews
Global Head: Equity Capital Markets
Richard Stout
Head: South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa Equity Capital Markets
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