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Elevate Your Business: What To Know Before Leveraging IPOs and Capital Markets

Bikesh Lakhmichand, CEO and Founding Partner, 1337 Ventures | Leon Goh, CEO, Gourmet Ingredients Sdn Bhd | Ko Yun Hong, Managing Director, SNS Network Technology Bhd

02-Sep-24 11:00

Elevate Your Business: What To Know Before Leveraging IPOs and Capital Markets

Is your SME or mid-tier company prepared to tackle the challenges of capital markets? In this episode of P&L, we explore the essential experiences and strategies that businesses need in order to better navigate the complexities of capital markets, whether it's through an IPO or other avenues. From understanding diverse fundraising options to the importance of professionalising your management team, this conversation offers key insights on leveraging capital markets to scale your business.


Joining the discussion are Bikesh Lakhmichand, CEO and Founding Partner of 1337 Ventures, Leon Goh, CEO of Gourmet Ingredients, and Ko Yun Hong, Managing Director of SNS Network Technology. Leon and Ko share their experiences with the Elevate Program by Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an initiative designed to prepare SMEs and MTCs for the challenges of public capital markets.


The episode covers lessons learned, insights on accessing public capital, the importance of governance, and the realities of preparing for an IPO or other public fundraising activities. Our guests provide valuable perspectives on growth strategies, effective governance, and navigating the intricacies of public capital markets.


The Elevate Programme, launched by Capital Markets Malaysia (CMM), an affiliate of the Securities Commission Malaysia, aims to equip successful Malaysian SMEs and mid-tier companies with the skills, knowledge, and networks needed to access public capital markets. This program goes beyond IPO preparation, offering access to the broader capital markets.


Led by 1337 Ventures as the lead delivery partner, the 4-month program includes eight modules designed to help business owners and C-suite executives address core issues and challenges critical to scaling their businesses. It is open to Malaysian mid-tier companies and SMEs with annual revenues of at least RM5 million.

Produced by: Roshan Kanesan

Presented by: Roshan Kanesan


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Categories:  managingCorporatesSMEentrepreneursinvestments

Tags:  growth and funding for scale-upsipoinitial public offerings





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