MTI Corporate Finance announces the ‘IPO Forum’

MTI Corporate Finance announced the launch of its IPO Forum. The event, which is themed ‘IPOs: The Before & After’ will take an in-depth look at why and how firms need to gear up for a public listing, along with how an organisation lives up to the expectations of its shareholders following an IPO.

The Forum will be held on Thursday, 4 November, at the Crystal Room Upper, Taj Samudra Hotel.

The forum will feature corporate leaders including Dr. Anura Ekanayake, Chairman – Ceylon Chamber of Commerce,  Asgi Akabarally, Director – Akbar Brothers, Asite Talwatte, Partner – Ernst & Young, Maithri Wickremesinge, Attorney at Law and MTI Legal Consultant, Malinga Arsakularatne, CFO – Hemas Holdings, Maninda Wickremasinghe, Country Head – Fitch Ratings, Nishan Fernando, CFO – Odel, Ranil  Pathirana, Finance Director – Hidramani, Surekha Sellahewa, CEO – Colombo Stock Exchange, Trevine Jayasekara, Group Finance Director – Brandix Lanka and Vajira Wijegunawardena, Director – SEC.

MTI Corporate Finance Business Lead Kapila Liyanage, MTI Associate Deshal Pandithage and MTI Associate Niroza Hussain will also be featured in the Forum.

Liyanage, Business Lead at MTI Corporate Finance, commented: “Given the economic climate in the country and recent performance of IPOs, more companies are contemplating IPOs, both as a means of capitalising businesses as well as encasing premiums.”

The forum will specifically cover the topics relating to the Funding Decision, IPO Enabling Process, the Listing and IPO Promotion Process, Post IPO Compliance and Performance.

MTI Corporate Finance is a recently launched subsidiary of Global Management Consultancy MTI Consulting. MTI Corporate Finance offers a full range of corporate finance solution in the major domains of corporate funding & IPOs, incorporations & acquisitions, asset management, and governance & compliances.

Given the current economic climate, more and more companies are identifying a direct need to go public. MTI Corporate Finance aims to assist its clients by preparing them for an IPO through strategic advisory & risk management audits, valuation & prospectus development and the actual application & listing process.

MTI Corporate Finance is backed by a team of corporate finance specialists with extensive experience in IPO facilitation and related finance solution. The forum offers a platform for IPO hopefuls to understand the need and requirements for public listing, along with the specific implications for a company hoping to go public.

MTI Consulting is an international strategic management consultancy with operations in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Dubai, Pakistan, India, Malaysia & UK. Having provided solutions for over 400 projects in 40 countries – across four continents, MTI’s solutions include brand management, strategic planning, re-structuring, marketing, sales and channel management and service quality. MTI Consulting recently launched for subsidiaries in the areas of corporate finance, technology solutions, market research and HRM solutions.

The Presenters and Speakers from left (first row): Malinga Arsakularatne – CFO, Hemas Holdings; Kapila Liyanage – Business Lead, MTI CF; Anura Ekanayake – Chairman, CCC; Nishan Fernando – CFO, Odel; Asgi Akbarally – Director, Akbar Brothers; Surekha Sellahewa – CEO, CSE; Asite Talwatte – Partner, E & Y; (second row): Vajira Wijegunawardena – Director, SEC; Ranil Pathirana – Finance Director – Hidramani; Maninda Wickramasinghe – Country Head, Fitch Ratings; Niroza Hussain – MTI CF Associate; Deshal Pandithage – MTI CF Associate; Trevine Jayasekara – Group Finance Director, Brandix; and Maithri Wickremesinghe – MTI Legal Consultant