The IPO year of Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust Plc is 1991
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.
Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc is a closed ended equity fund of funds launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in funds that invest in public equity and hedging markets across the globe. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in equity securities, investment funds, exchange traded funds, warrants, and related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the FTSE World Index. The fund was formerly known as Henderson Value Trust plc. Henderson Alternative Strategies Trust plc was formed on July 1, 1991 and is domiciled in the United Kingdom.