3 Things I Learned at My First pre-IPO Conference

This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend the first conference of TechShare, Euronext’s dedicated program for European tech companies focused on the IPO. Here at REDAVIA, we were excited to be chosen for the program, because it provides a great opportunity for us to investigate the possibility of an IPO for REDAVIA. 

The TechShare program takes place over 8 months, but already the first event provided useful insight. Here are 3 things I learned at last weekend’s conference: 

1. An IPO could be an excellent opportunity to raise capital for REDAVIA. As an industry leader in solar power with a portfolio of B2B solar leases in Ghana, Tanzania, and Kenya, REDAVIA could use public equity markets to provide the growth capital it needs to continue its growth to additional geographies.
2. Sustainable investing is pushing into the mainstream financial markets and into positive impact screening, and the IPO market is following that trend. Additionally, the public market ecosystem is broadening the concept of sustainable investing from merely screening out harmful businesses to “screening in” companies that have extraordinary positive social and/or environmental impact.
3. There are many aspects of an IPO to keep track of, but at the end of the day, IPO’s are about providing capital to accelerate the growth of proven businesses. This means REDAVIA must continue to focus on maintaining its extraordinary lease portfolio growth rate, leading the solar industry to new business models while riding long-term trends like solarization of the energy system, industrialization of leading African economies, and mainstreaming of sustainable business and investing.

After such an illuminating first conference, I can’t wait to see what I learn over the next 8 months!