About Nexfin
Take your company public in London now and beyond.
Growth Companies need capital to grow!
“We have found that the founders and directors of junior growth companies have ambitions and imaginations beyond the capital available to them. Bank loans are unavailable, otherwise the other option is friends and family or other types of crowd funding.
“The stock markets in London provide the greatest pool of money for small cap companies in the world. It is open to any company with a credible, concise business plan.
“Getting the business plan right is the secret to unlocking the doors to City practitioners who favour an oven ready project.
“Any reasonably advanced company with something new and opportunistic to offer can consider itself as having potential for an IPO within six months of talking to us”
We work to a prescribed set of processes to make you more bankable
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We will undertake an initial review to navigate around costly pitfalls
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We assemble and create the necessary corporate assets, saving time and expense
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We will create solutions for inevitable gaps
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We will recruit board members where necessary; Non-Exec Directors, Chairperson, Finance Directors
London Stock Exchange – Standard Listing Segment
This could be an option for companies where the EIS is not relevant. Perhaps overseas companies or those whereby the EIS criteria do not apply.
In this case the company seeking a listing hires a ‘Sponsor’ which is invariably the same people who offer their services as NOMAD and AQSE Adviser. Accordingly, the same levels of expertise apply but at a reduced fee as the Sponsor, doesn’t share responsibility with the directors.
An active two way market for Standard Listed companies applies.
Aquis Stock Exchange Growth Market (AQSE) which is owned by Aquis Exchange Plc.
This is remarkably similar to AIM and with growing interest. AQSE requires that companies retain an Aquis Adviser being similar to a NOMAD in role. With AQSE, the company directors take all responsibility for their company’s listing.
AQSE offers the same tax breaks as AIM and is a popular alternative to AIM given the overall lower costs of going public. However it is no soft touch and shares similar levels of compliance to AIM companies.
AQSE is a market maker driven system as with AIM and the Standard Listing and this Exchange has invested considerably in recent times, in increasing awareness and popularity as an alternative to AIM.
Alternative Investment Market (AIM) which is owned by the London Stock Exchange
The most popular platform by far with a big following by private and institutional investors. Key to AIM is the Nominated Adviser (NOMAD) system; an accredited investment bank which acts as your own regulator.
The NOMAD is the conduit to the Exchange and accepts the listing responsibilities alongside the company’s directors. AIM companies, if qualifying, have excellent tax breaks such as being eligible for the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and freedom of Inheritance Tax.
For this reason, institutional investment funds notably the Venture Capital Trusts and EIS funds, favour AIM companies.