The equity capital market has increased significantly in size, liquidity and sophistication in most emerging markets in recent years, while levels of institutional interest and corporates’ ability to raise equity finance have followed this trend.

Why talk to us?

Standard Bank’s equity platform covers the major African markets.

Our stock broking operations provide institutional and consumer clients with comprehensive company and market research, equities trading, derivatives trading and asset management.

With our in-depth knowledge of emerging markets and our understanding of investor behaviour, Standard Bank’s Equity Capital Markets team is able to provide corporate clients with equity offerings customised to each client’s unique requirements.

Products and services

Standard Bank’s Equity Capital Markets team is able to execute and provide advice on:

• Equity: Initial public offerings, share placements, follow-on offerings and monetisations, block trades and share buybacks.
• Structured equity: Hedges, collared loans, embedded-equity loans, buybacks, monetisations and forward purchases.
• Equity-linked securities: Convertible bonds, exchangeable bonds, convertible preference shares and mandatory convertible and exchangeable bonds.
• Hybrids: Preference shares and subordinated debt offerings.
• High-yielding notes and bonds.