From start-up to global market leader, our team of professionals from across the Ernst & Young organization brings with them a comprehensive array of services, in-depth experience and sharp insights that can assist your business in reaching its full potential. We have experience and resources to support your company through the whole process of a listing — from identifying issues which need to be addressed during the pre-IPO stage to the post-IPO implementation.
Our Pre-IPO Diagnostic can evaluate your current state and serve as a basis from which to plan the process and develop solutions.
Ernst & Young can assemble a multidiscipline team of professionals to assist in organizing and evaluating many facets of your IPO planning and process efficiently and effectively.
Our Service Solutions
Assurance Services
- Audit of financial statements
- Regular financial reporting
Advisory Business Services
- Corporate governance advisory
- Business plan and forecasts
- Transition to IFRS
- Internal control improvement
- Financial performance improvement (business process re-engineering, motivation)
- Risk management
Tax & Legal
- Tax due diligence and tax position
- Pre-IPO restructuring and re-organization (formation of foreign holding companies and ownership structure for shareholders)
- Tax compliance of foreign entities
Transaction Advisory Services
- Reporting accountant
- Due diligence
- Long form report
- Working capital report
- Pre-IPO transactions enhancing value
- Valuation services in connection to strategic restructuring
- Transaction Integration
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- Corporate governance
- Risk management
- Group structure
- Business operations
- Historical financial results
- Tax structure
- Forecasting and budgeting process
- Financial reporting process and internal controls.
The cost-effective checklist-based assessment can be performed within two to four weeks for most businesses. The resulting Pre-IPO Diagnostic Report will provide insight into the current state and a basis to plan the major work streams to take your company public.