The Nuts and Bolts of IPO in Cambodia: An Interactive Roundtable Discussion – Listing on the CSX 8 February 2017
Gain an in-depth understanding of the regulations, procedures, documentation and other key issues relevant to listing on the Cambodia Stock Exchange (CSX) from leading experts in the legal, accounting, securities and investment fields.
The establishment, and growth, of the CSX represents an important milestone for the maturation of the Cambodian economy. Among a number of advantages, the availability of domestic listing provides Cambodian companies a valuable tool to raise expansion capital without the burdens and limitations of debt financing. This roundtable session will provide valuable information for all companies planning to list, or considering future listing, on the CSX.
Sciaroni & Associates Partner Joseph Lovell will be joined by Mr. Ronald Almera (CEO, Grant Thornton Cambodia), Mr. Kyung Tae Han (Managing Director, Yuanta Securities) and Mr. Brian Erskine (Head of Asset Management, Forte Insurance). The session will be introduced by Sciaroni & Associates Senior Partner Bretton G. Sciaroni.
Join us at this informative, interactive discussion for an overview and the most current legal, audit/tax and underwriting developments for consideration in seeking to list on the Cambodia Stock Exchange’s main and growth boards.
Event details:
Date: Wednesday 8 February 2017
Time: 7:30AM to 10:30AM
Venue: Raffles Le Royal, Empress Room
Cost: $23 per person
Kindly RSVP to Ms. Boranin RATH: [email protected] on or before Monday 6 February or call +855 23 210 225
Joseph Lovell,
Partner, Sciaroni & Associates
With over two decades of Asia-focused legal, business and investment experience, Joseph’s expertise includes cross-border investments, M&As and corporate law across multiple sectors. He has advised on IPOs in New York and London. A member of the bar in New York, Texas and Hawaii, he holds MA and JD degrees from the University of Hawaii and a BS degree from Georgetown University.
Mr. Ronald Almera,
CEO & Partner, Grant Thornton (Cambodia) Limited
Ronald is the CEO of Grant Thornton Cambodia. He has been in public accounting for 25 years, since graduating from De La Salle University, Philippines. He joined the Cambodia practice in May 2013 from Vietnam where he spent 7 years auditing multinational companies across multiple industries working for a Big 4 audit firm. Prior to Vietnam, Ronald worked in the Philippines. He is a CPA in the Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Australia.
Mr. KT Han,
Managing Director, Yuanta Securities
KT Han is managing director of Yuanta Securities Cambodia, Yuanta (formally known as Tong Yang) successfully launched the first ever IPO, PPWSA, and completed its 2nd SOE IPO, PPAP, respectively in 2012 and 2015. Prior to his work in Cambodia, he worked in the financial engineering team as a futures trader prior to which he worked in a private banking center at TYS Seoul.
Mr. Brian Erskine,
Head of Asset Management, Forte Insurance
Brian Erskine is the Head of Asset Management for FORTE Insurance. He has twenty years of professional experience, including six in Southeast Asia, and first came to Cambodia to work for Leopard Capital. He earned an AB with honors in Social Studies from Harvard University and an MBA in finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Sciaroni & Associates, one of Southeast Asia’s leading professional services and investment advisory firms, has been providing skilled counsel and knowledgeable business insights for over two decades. Based in Cambodia, with offices in Laos and Myanmar, our experienced team of advisors brings considerable general and sector-specific expertise to the challenges confronting companies doing business in emerging markets. We are proud that our clients comprise many of the world’s premier companies, banks, financial institutions, governments and global development organizations.
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