The IPO year of Link Administration Holdings Limited is 2015
Initial public offering is a type of public offering in which shares of a company usually are sold to institutional investors that in turn, sell to the general public, on a securities exchange, for the first time.
Through IPO a privately held company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are mostly used by companies to raise the expansion of capital, possibly to monetize the investments of early private investors, and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required to repay the capital to its public investors. After the IPO, when shares trade freely in the open market, money passes between public investors.
Although IPO offers many advantages, there are also significant disadvantages, chief among these are the costs associated with the process and the requirement to disclose certain information that could prove helpful to competitors.
The IPO process is colloquially known as going public. Details of the proposed offering are disclosed to potential purchasers in the form of a lengthy document known as a prospectus. Most companies undertake an IPO with the assistance of an investment banking firm acting in the capacity of an underwriter. Underwriters provide several services, including help with correctly assessing the value of shares.
Link Administration Holdings Limited provides technology-enabled administration solutions for companies, large asset owners, and trustees worldwide. The company operates through Retirement & Superannuation Solutions (RSS); Corporate Markets (CM); Banking & Credit Management (BCM); and Fund Solutions (FS) segments. The RSS segment provides core member and employer administration services; and a range of value-added services, including integrated clearing house, financial planning and advice, direct investment options, and trustee services. The CM segment offers shareholder management and analytics, stakeholder engagement, share and unit registry, employee share plans, and company secretarial support services, as well as insolvency solutions. The BCM segment provides loan origination and servicing, debt work-out, compliance, and regulatory oversight services to retail banks, investment banks, private equity funds, and other investors. The FS segment offers fund management, third-party administration, and transfer agency services to asset managers and a?variety of investment funds. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.