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The journey from Zero to IPO
Right team, right story, right price, right timing and readiness are key to your IPO success
Save time and costs, and achieve greater transaction certainty by adopting a structured approach to preparing your IPO
Venture Capital Meeting, Frankfurt
June 2015
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Agenda
IPO as strategic option
Global IPO environment
IPO value journey
IPO readiness assessment
► Transformation from private to public
► Right team and project management
► Investors demands and success factors
► Workshop to assess IPO readiness
► IPO diagnostics to identify gaps
► IPO readiness result report to close gaps
► Multi track options
► IPO pros and cons
► IPO motivation and challenges
► Global IPO activity
► Sector appetite of investors
► Regional IPO sentiment
“The rewards of an IPO can be monumental. The keys are correct preparation, experienced guidance and effective execution. At EY, we know what it takes to get ready for an IPO and the guidance needed to address the priorities and mitigate the risks.”
Dr. Martin Steinbach, EMEIA IPO Leader, EY
IPO destination ► Investors view
► IPO destination compass
► Options: London, Frankfurt, NY, …
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Managing expectations from Zero to IPO What your team can expect in the IPO journey
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of IPO candidates start preparation 12-24 months before IPO Preparation % of IPOs decided to go abroad Destination % of IPOs were Exits from Private Equity or Venture Capital Source % of IPOs are successful in the first attempt Chance % of failed IPOs tried it again and succeeded finally in the second attempt Risk % of IPOs taking place in the fourth quarter Timing % Of IPOs are finally placed and priced in or above the initial bookbuilding range Pricing % IP
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Capital Agenda and IPO as strategic option
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Founders strategic options overview Choice of multi-track options (exiting/financing)
Refinancing Exit Bonds & Hybrids Shares
Single, dual or multi-track strategies
Public: Capital market
Cold IPO
Carve out IPO
Reverse IPO
Listing > IPO
Classic IPO IPO derivatives
Mezzanine
Other
Other
Private: Banking and M&A market
Banking loans Private equity
Other Other
Strategic buyer
Bond
Refinancing Exit Bonds & hybrids Shares
Company situation
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Exit routes of Private Equity IPO as exit route is at record level
“Strategic sales” are sales to corporations (i.e., M&A) while “secondary sales” are sales to other PE firms. *1Q15* shows IPOs that have been priced by 17 March.
1EMEA refers to Europe, Middle East and African exchanges. India is included within Asia-Pacific.
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Company: Google Inc. Industry: Internet Located: US Founded: 1998 IPO: 2004
Company: Facebook Inc. Industry: Social network Located: US Founded: 2004 IPO: 2012
124 % market cap. performance since IPO 1470 % market cap. performance since IPO
IPO Today Today IPO
Source: investors.google.com, www.finanzen.net, * 15.04.2015 Source: investor.facebook.com, www.finanzen.net * 15.04.2015
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From Zero to IPO in the US Case studies
6 years from Zero to IPO
8 years from Zero to IPO
Revenue Mio. $ Revenue Mio. $ total market capitalization in billion $ total market capitalization in billion $
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Company: SAP SE Industry: Software Located: Germany Founded: 1972 IPO: 1988
Company: Zalando SE Industry: E-commerce Located: Germany Founded: 2008 IPO: 2014
20 % market cap. performance since IPO
Today IPO
Source: corporate.zalando.de www.finanzen.net * 15.04.2015
Source::www.investor-verlag.de, www.finanzen.net
IPO Today
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6 years from Zero to IPO
From Zero to IPO in Germany Case studies
Revenue Mio. € Revenue Mio. €
21.150 % market cap. performance since IPO
total market capitalization in billion €
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• Time-consuming due to new tasks: board member at road shows and investor relations tasks
• Total IPO floatation project costs
• Add-on costs associated with the ongoing requirements as listed company
• New investors with voting rights
• Greater transparency
• Pressure to deliver on your promises
• Valuation issues compared to other options
• Loss of entrepreneurial control, influence and power
• Corporate governance duties
• Limiting freedom to act
• Loss of privacy
Pros and Cons of an IPO General perspectives about the IPO option
Cons
• Better access to capital markets to raise money through equity and bond offerings
• Flexibility to trade shares with high liquidity and daily valuation
• Greater attention, better brand recognition and prestige with consumers
• The shares as new liquid M&A currency
• Higher valuations than private enterprises possible, since greater disclosure of information reduces uncertainty regarding performance
• Potential to diversify wealth on shareholder side
• Enhanced ability to attract, retain and reward valued employees through share option plans
• Opportunity to bond and incentivize key people with long-term incentive plans
Pros
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Current market environment
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IPO market sentiment Important correlations for the C-Suite cockpit
Source: Dealogic, Thomson Financial, Deutsche Börse, EY
+ Volatility slow
down IPO activity
Valuation feeds IPO activity
FTSE 100 (UK) S&P 500 /NASDAQ 100 i.e. DAX 30 (Germany) …
+- 12.200
2005 2015
2005 2015
VSTOXX (Eurozone) VIX (S&P 500) i.e. VDAX (Germany) …
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Market trends – Big Picture and IPO sentiment effects
Decreasing oil price reduces costs for many business and feeds earnings growth and consumer spending
USD/EUR currency rate feeds investments from USD pockets in the Eurozone
ECB provides lots of liquidity/no policy shift expected short term and sustainable low interest rate environ-ment feeds equity invests/backs high valuation levels
Elections in Greece, UK, Portugal, Spain on radar
Recent threats increased volatility
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Global IPO activity Open IPO windows
1Percentage change from 2010 to 2011 2Percentage change from 2011 to 2012 3Percentage change from 2012 to 2013
2012 2013 2014 Q1 15 YTD
Number of deals 839 (▼ 33%2) 895 (▲7%3) 1241 (▲38.7%4) 252
Capital raised $128.6b (▼ 24%2) $171.1b (▲33%3) $259.2b (▲51.5%4) $38.2b
Average deal size $153.3m $191.1m $208.9m $151.8m
PE-backed IPOs 107 deals, $19.4b 185 deals, $58.3b 211 deals, $109.9b 30 deals, $10.5b
VC-backed IPOs 92 deals, $23.2b 129 deals, $14.1b 159 deals, $22.8b 17 deals, $2.1b
Top 5 sectors (number of deals)
Materials (143) Industrials (135) Technology (115) Energy (63) Consumer staples (58)
Industrials (117) Technology (115) Real estate (100) Health care (100) Financials (92)
Health care (198) Technology (169) Industrials (146) Consumer products (111) Materials (106)
Industrials (45) Health care (38) Technology (35) Materials (26) Consumer products (22)
Top 5 sectors (capital raised)
Technology ($23.1b) Industrials ($20.2b) Financial ($19.4b) Real estate ($12.5b) Energy ($12.1b)
Financials ($28.6b) Real estate ($27.0b) Energy ($22.0b) Industrials ($18.9b) Health care ($12.4b)
Technology ($50.6b) Financials ($43.2b) Energy ($31.4b) Real estate ($27.2b) Health care ($22.6b)
Industrials ($10.5b) Energy ($5.1b) Telecommunications ($4.1b) Financials ($3.7b) Consumer products ($2.8b)
Data for Q3'14 YTD* is based on priced IPOs as of 20 September and expected IPOs by end of September; data is up to 20 September 2014, 5:00 a.m UK time.
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EMEIA IPO highlights Sector appetite and performance
EMEIA financial sponsor-backed IPO
activity (2007- 1Q ‘2015*)
IPO pricing and performance: 1Q15* IPOs
Annual EMEIA IPO activity
(2007- 1 Q’ 2015*)
$126 $36 $14 $48 $33 $16 $34 $75 $17
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Consumer staples 8 212.5
Health care 8 181.4
Consumer products 7 1,549.2
Financials 7 946.1
Materials 7 258.0
Media and entertainment 6 648.5
Technology 6 632.5
Retail 3 1,767.2
Energy 2 512.3
Telecommunications 1 2,459.3
Real estate 1 2.4
Grand Total 67 16,813.9
Measures 1Q15* IPOs
% of IPOs priced within or above initial pricing range 97.7%
EMEIA main markets’ IPOs – first-day average return +10.2%
EMEIA main markets’ IPO – % change of offer price vs.
17 March +20.8%
EMEIA main markets’ IPO – median post-IPO market cap US$412.5m
FTSE 100 – 2015 YTD returns +3.6%
DAX – 2015 YTD returns +24.1%
CAC – 2015 YTD returns +18.5%
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What is the typical roadmap of an IPO from the companies perspective?
Internal preparation IPO design, concept and placement with external team Day-one readiness
12–18 months prior to IPO
• Evaluate IPO as strategic funding in an IPO readiness assessment workshop, IPO diagnostics and an IPO readiness result report
• Set up resources and an internal IPO team
• Start to build capital market infrastructures and/or make structural adjustments to achieve IPO readiness
• Prepare group systems, new functions, tax optimization at company and shareholder level
• IPO team selection (bank, lawyers, auditors, investor relations) by means of a beauty contest
• Set timetable, start due diligence and prepare offering concept and prospectus
• Fine tune business plan, fact book, presentation materials for analysts, the press and investors
• Fine tune the equity story and valuation perceptions based on investor feedback
• Active investor relations and ongoing road shows based on the IR calendar
• Management of investor expectations by way of efficient forecasting and use of issue proceeds according to the plan
• Ongoing transparent external reporting
• Awareness of disclosures such as ad hoc, directors’ dealings, corporate governance and operate general meetings
• Offering prospectus, and approval by regulators and securities admission to the stock exchange
• Press conference and launch the investor road show internationally
• Bookbuilding, order book analysis and determination of the issue price and allocation
• First price on the stock exchange with an IPO ceremony and a high level of media attention
3–12 months prior to IPO Post-IPO
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IPO considerations and planning IPO execution IPO realization IPO
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Note: respondents were asked to select their top three factors. % represents % of respondents that chose the particular factor as one of their top three choices.
What are the top 5 success factors for an IPO in the view of investors?
Source: Right team, right story, right price, Investor survey , EY, 2013
Non-financial
► Management
► Quality of corporate strategy
► Market positioning
► Corporate governance
Financial
► Desired financing structure
► Forecast growth in earnings
► Planned revenue growth
► Expected return on equity
Specific to the project
► Use of IPO proceeds
► Offer structure and lock-ups
► Index participation
► Positioning of industrial group
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Listing venue selection
Reputation of the banking syndicate
Size of the transaction
Readiness to provide transparency and good corporategovernance
Right timing
Confidence in management
Compelling equity story
Attractive pricing
% of respondents
N=246
What are the key IPO success factors for investors?
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Internal and external IPO teams IPO project management is key
“The most important piece of advice I would give to a CEO embarking on the IPO process is to have a strong team that you can rely on.”
Ron Edgerton, SigmaTel
Typically involved
Mandatory involvement
Consulted on a case-by-case basis
HR
IR
CFO
CEO
COO
Share- holders
Supervisory board
Coordination of the parties
Typical patterns of companies whose IPO was successful
► They see the IPO as a transformation process and not as a point of completion or mere financial event
► At least one year before the IPO, they begin preparing to operate like a listed company
► They outperform their competitors in the key performance figures before, during and after the IPO
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Pre-IPO pitfalls Right price, team, story, timing and IPO readiness are key
What are the key concerns for IPO candidates?
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Overpricing of stock at IPO
Issue not having the management
Listing at a too early a stage in a company’s life cycle
Listing not conducted at the right time
Incomplete infrastructure preparations pre-IPO
Not enough preparation for investor communications and meetings
Other – please specify
Pre-IPO radar
screen
Source: Right team, right story, right price, Investor survey , EY, 2013
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IPO destination
Investor survey results
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Is your home market also the capital market relevant for your initial public offering?
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More than half of investors view choice of exchange as an important part of the investment decision
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Exchange venue is important as it is an indicator of investment liquidity, confidence in the regulatory environment and corporate governance standards
Why is the IPO exchange venue important for your investment decision?
Note: respondents were asked to select their top three reasons. % represents number of respondents that chose the particular reason as one of their top three choices.
Is the IPO exchange venue important for your investment decision?
Source: Right team, right story, right price, Institutional Investor survey, EY, 2013
Liquidity is available for investment and / or divestment
Confidence in the regulatory environment
Corporate governance standards
Own investment rules restrictions
Connectivity and accessibility to the exchange
Availability of indices that track sector performance and act as benchmarks
Well known peers are trading at the same venue
Derivatives exist to hedge and arbitrage
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Is your home market also the capital market relevant for your initial public offering?
4%
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Other – please specify
Language issues
Cultural issues
Unsure about company's mid- to long-term commitment tostay and deliver
No physical presence of management at listingdestination/country
Lack of compelling reasons for cross-border listing
Corporate governance complaints
% of respondents
N=220
What are the main issues faced by companies conducting a cross-border IPO?
Note: respondents were asked to select their top three issues. % represents number of respondents that chose the particular issue as one of their top three choices. Source: Right team, right story, right price, Institutional Investor survey, EY, 2013
44,4%
47,8%
48,6%
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57,9%
60,0%
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0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Bank
Mutual fund
Hedge fund
Sovereign wealth fund
Asset manager
Other
Pension fund
Insurance
Private Equity
% of respondents
Yes No
Is the IPO exchange venue important for your investment decision?
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Which listing zone, stock exchange and segment… … are most likely to maximize business value?
Maximizing business value and required purchase incentives
Speed of the exit process
Investors’ perception of PE backed IPOs
Availability and entrance as exit routes
Private equity
Level of burden - regulatory requirements
Corporate Governance
Liability, compensation and remuneration
Prestige and reputation of IPO market
Management
Level of burden in regulatory requirements
Corporate Governance
IPO to solve successor issues
Families options to keep influence
Family owner
Level of burden in regulatory requirements
Corporate Governance
Further growth and sector expertise
Keep flexibility to innovate
Founder
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IPO readiness assessment
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Good preparation starts early in IPO value journey How? In a first step with an IPO readiness assessment
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Execute on business strategy
Achieve operational excellence
Maximize company value
Mitigate risk
IPO transformation
• Organizational change
• Leadership and management readiness
• Transparency
• Ownership structure/control
• World-class financial organization
• Delivering on promises
Stakeholders’ motivation
Strong management team
Experienced transaction advisors
Complexity of capital markets
Increased regulatory oversight
Corporate governance
Risk management
Limitations on service providers
Where is your company in its lifecycle?
What is the company’s growth potential?
Is the company’s business model predictable and sustainable?
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What are goals of an IPO readiness assessment? Your objectives and value for your team
Objectives and benefits of IPO candidates
► Define an IPO base case as an important information for the assessment
► Identify the IPO readiness gaps and assess the efforts required to get ready
► Train the key people on IPO best practices and regulatory requirements
► Prioritize the gaps in an IPO roadmap
Perceived values of an IPO readiness assessment
► Save costs having transparency how to get IPO ready It helps owners and managers in an efficient one or two day assessment to map out what is needed prior to an offering with regards to organizational changes required in one integrated approach
► Save time getting insights in IPO best practices IPO readiness helps decide which options best fit your business strategies and objectives, delivers an IPO base case, builds the roadmap getting IPO ready
► Raise transaction certainty in unpredictable IPO markets The right team, right story, right timing and pricing - we from EY see every IPO as transformational, occurring over time in a structured way that maximizes transaction value — an important step in the life cycle of the entrepreneurial businesses we serve
“Before everything else,
getting ready is the secret of success.”
Henry Ford, American Industrialist
Investor and CEO/CFOs surveys
Examples
Best practices
IPO benchmarking
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What are important areas of IPO readiness? Tailor-made scope with an holistic EY approach
7. Leadership
• C-suite
• Board of directors
• Remuneration
1. Strategy
• IPO value journey
• IPO destination
• Issue concept
8. Timeline
• IPO windows
• Plan B options
• Process/Resources
2. Structures
• Issuing company
• Group structure
• Maintaining influence
3. Taxes
• Company level
• Shareholder level
• Transaction level
4. Financials
• External reporting
• Forecasting
• Prospectus
5. Systems
• Internal controls
• Enterprise risk
• Compliance mgmt.
6. Functions
• Investor relations
• Compliance officer
• Committees
Possible IPO readiness assessment
modules
We offer and recommend to assess all IPO readiness modules displayed as they are interlinked and interdependent
You also can define the IPO readiness modules you want to assess
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What is the process to assess IPO readiness? Four step approach of EY
We hold IPO readiness assessment workshop interviews based on agreed IPO readiness assessment modules and provide deep insights with the workshop document
Based on the results from the findings of this IPO readiness assessment workshop, EY develops an initial target structure in line with your objectives
We analyze gaps of current infrastructure using IPO diagnostics to get the IPO ready target status
These results are displayed and used to develop the work plan through to the multi-track option/IPO in the IPO readiness result report
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Why EY? If you want to be a market leader, work with one
Global No 1 in IPO since 16 years ► EY is number one (audit share) for helping high-growth companies to list publically. With
30 years of IPO experience we know what it takes to be ready for an IPO and the guidance needed to address the priorities and mitigate the risks based on international credentials.
► Our global presence in each capital market and the external network to important capital market intermediaries, regulators and exchanges and the interdisciplinary team with market specific expertise facilitate cross border IPOs and overseas listings.
► IPO leaders network: We are serving clients with expertise globally having access to a deep pool of knowledge and experience to help anticipate the risks and navigate through the challenges of life as a public company.
Audit market share
IPO’s 2014 (# of IPO’s)
IPOs Worldwide
2009 – 2014
IPOs Worldwide
2004 – 2014
EY 1 1 1
Deloitte 2 2 2
PwC 4 3 3
KPMG 3 4 4
Source: Dealogic, EY Research
Leading as auditor of listed tech companies ► TecDAX 30% market share
► NASDAQ 100: 37% market share
► Global Forbes 2000 Technology companies: 33% market share
Around the world EY helps more companies go public than any other Big Four firm
Of the 1,226 IPOs which raised US$259.1b globally in CY2014 ► EY audits 233 companies that raised
$62.1b altogether
► EY serves 448 companies (37% of global IPOs) that raised $157.7b altogether (61% of global capital raised)
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Team CVs Dr. Martin Steinbach
Credentials from international projects:
► Martin was involved in the following selected dual track /IPO transactions amongst others: LEG, Zalando, Rocket Internet, Braas Monier, Orion Black Carbons …
► Preparation of IPOs of Small, Mid and Large Caps
► IPO readiness and destination assessments in process (please see anonymized tombstones)
► IPO advisory and project management
► Multi track EXIT/IPO approaches
► Capital Market Coaching of listed companies
► Emerging Market IPOs from China, CIS/Russia and India
► Investor Targeting (Road shows) and Campaign Management
► Investor Relations effectiveness
► Strategic Peer and Industry Group positioning
► Advisor of exchanges in primary markets strategies across EMEIA
Dr. Martin Steinbach has spent twenty years in the Corporate Finance field. He held different management positions in the Investment Banking (Head, GZ Bank AG), Private Equity (General Manager, GZ Capital), the IT industry (Head of Corporate Finance and IR, entory AG) and Securities Exchange (Head of Issuer and Investor Markets, Deutsche Börse AG) sector. His area of expertise includes IPO’s and SPO’s, M&A transactions, Investor Relations and Private Equity deals. His unique professional background brings together experience from the investor, issuer, banking, advisor and from a leading securities exchange point of view. In April 2011 he joined EY responsible for IPO and listing services in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Since 2012 he is IPO leader for Europe, Middle east, India and Africa.
Qualification and broad practical experience:
► Following an apprenticeship at GZ-Bank AG he has a degree in banking, graduated as Master of Business Administration (Diplom Kaufmann) and holds a Ph.D. (Dr. rer. pol.) from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University, Frankfurt/Main.
► His practical experience is also founded on memberships in supervisory boards of listed and non listed companies, advisory committees of Banks and investment committees of Private Equity firms.
► He has published various articles and contributions to books about stock markets, IPOs, Investor Relations and REITs and is a frequent speaker on international seminars.
Well known exchange expert:
► From 2002-2011 Martin was Executive Director, Head of Issuer & Investor Markets of Deutsche Börse AG
► Responsible for sales, marketing and product development in the IPO and listing business and campaign management towards Retail and Institutional Investors.
► Introduction of new IPO markets (Segmentation: Entry, General and Prime Standard) and new asset classes (Launch of SPACs und REITs)
► He led the internationalizing of the IPO platform of Deutsche Börse and has experience in Emerging Markets working across China, Russia/CIS and India.
Dr. Martin Steinbach Executive Director Head of IPO and Listing Services Germany – Switzerland – Austria IPO Leader Europe, Middle East, India and Africa Financial Accounting Advisory Services
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