IPO & Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Readiness

IPO & Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Readiness | Shasat Consulting

Shasat Consulting supports organisations preparing to access the equity and debt capital markets, delivering IPO & Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Readiness services covering initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary equity issuances, and the issuance and listing of debt securities on leading exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Euronext.

We advise boards, CFOs, finance leaders, and sponsors on the financial, accounting, valuation, governance, and control considerations associated with capital markets transactions, supporting clients through pre- and post-listing readiness. Our work is focused on ensuring that organisations are technically prepared, financially robust, and institutionally credible, with readiness for ongoing scrutiny from investors, regulators, exchanges, auditors, and rating agencies.

Shasat acts as an independent, conflict-free advisor, working alongside investment banks, legal counsel, auditors, and other professional advisers throughout the pre-issuance and pre-listing phase, helping clients establish a sound and defensible capital-markets foundation without providing underwriting, legal, or audit services.

IPO Readiness and Equity Issuance

Shasat Consulting supports organisations through IPO readiness and equity issuance by helping management teams and boards address the financial, accounting, governance, and control requirements expected of public companies. We work with clients to identify and remediate readiness gaps early, ensuring that equity transactions are supported by robust financial information, defensible accounting judgments, and credible governance structures.

Our support spans the full pre-IPO lifecycle, including IPO readiness assessments and gap analysis; the design and implementation of public-company financial reporting frameworks; and technical advisory on complex equity structures, share-based payment arrangements, and group reorganisations. We assist with the preparation of pro-forma financial information and historical carve-outs, support accounting policy alignment across the group, and provide judgment support on areas subject to heightened scrutiny. We also work closely with management and auditors to support audit readiness, dry-runs, and pre-listing reviews.

Our focus is on ensuring that equity issuers enter the market with clear, consistent, and investor-grade financial information that can withstand scrutiny from regulators, auditors, and the investment community—both at listing and throughout life as a public company.

Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Readiness

Shasat Consulting supports organisations accessing the debt capital markets, including first-time and repeat issuers preparing to issue and list debt securities. We help management teams and finance functions establish the accounting, reporting, governance, and risk frameworks required to support bond issuance and ongoing compliance on exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Euronext.

Our support covers readiness for bond issuance and listing; IFRS, UK and US GAAP accounting for debt instruments, hybrids, and embedded features; effective interest rate (EIR) modelling and embedded derivative assessment; and hedge accounting and risk management considerations. We also assist with covenant analysis, disclosure readiness, and alignment with investor and rating-agency expectations, helping issuers address areas subject to heightened technical and regulatory scrutiny.

Our focus is on ensuring that debt issuers are prepared not only for successful issuance, but for the ongoing reporting, disclosure, and governance obligations associated with listed debt securities throughout their life cycle.

Why Shasat Consulting

Shasat Consulting provides independent, conflict-free capital markets advisory, with deep technical expertise across IFRS, US GAAP, valuation, and complex financial instruments. We support issuers, financial institutions, sponsors, and regulators globally, and are recognised for our focus on sound professional judgment, transparency, and long-term capital-markets credibility, rather than transaction-driven outcomes.

Financial Reporting, Controls, Valuation, and Governance

Capital markets demand a level of financial discipline that extends well beyond private-company standards. Shasat Consulting supports clients in establishing and strengthening public-company-ready financial reporting frameworks, internal controls over financial reporting (ICFR), and governance structures, including audit committee engagement and oversight. We help organisations identify and remediate historic accounting issues ahead of issuance and prepare for ongoing capital markets reporting, disclosure, and scrutiny associated with listed equity and debt securities.

Alongside reporting and governance, Shasat provides independent valuation and transaction support critical to IPO and debt capital markets (DCM) activity. This includes equity and enterprise valuation, intangible asset valuation and purchase price allocation (PPA), and the development of robust, supportable valuation narratives for prospectuses and investor communications. Our work is designed to withstand review by auditors, regulators, investors, and rating agencies.

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