About this podcast
An IPO is an important milestone for a company and its shareholders, and it has long-term business, human & financial implications. Our purpose is to demystify the IPO process by leveraging the personal experience of company executives, advisors, and other stakeholders. In IPO Stories we interview executives, founders, advisors and investors who share their experience of the IPO process. The podcast is hosted by Gautier Rousseau and Per Einar Ellefsen, the founders of Amundsen Investment Management, a European fund manager based in Paris and Oslo.
Episodes
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- eToro - Yoni Assia (IPO Stories, Ep. 44) · 45 min · Episode 44In this episode, we sit down with Yoni Assia, the co-founder and CEO of eToro, one of the world's best-known retail trading and investing platforms. Founded in 2007 with his…
- Waga Energy - Mathieu Lefebvre (IPO Stories, Ep. 43) · 51 min · Episode 43In this episode, we sit down with Mathieu Lefebvre, the co-founder and CEO of Waga Energy, a French clean energy company that listed on Euronext Paris in October 2021 in a €126…
- The Renk IPO - Defense from Private to Public - Susanne Wiegand and Christian Schulz (IPO Stories, Ep. 42) · 49 min · Episode 42In this episode of IPO Stories, we speak with Susanne Wiegand and Christian Schulz, former CEO and CFO of RENK, one of Europe’s most important defense suppliers. RENK, a…
- IPOs at the world's largest SWF, with Emil Framnes, Global Head of Equity Trading & Transition at NBIM (IPO Stories, Ep. 41) · 29 min · Episode 41NBIM manages the Norwegian Sovereign Wealth Fund, the world's largest SWF - $2 trillion, of which $1.4 trillion is invested in public equities, across more than 8000 companies…
- Sweden's IPO story - Adam Kostyal, President of Nasdaq Stockholm (IPO Stories, Ep. 40) · 34 min · Episode 40Sweden has been one of the world's most active IPO markets over the last 10 years, despite a population of only 10 million. The Swedish markets has seen very solid support for…
- Abu Dhabi's ADNOC IPOs - Klaus Froehlich, ADNOC Group CIO and Jan-Martin Nufer, Borouge CFO (IPO Stories, Ep. 39) · 41 min · Episode 39ADNOC, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, has been one of the most active IPO sponsors globally, with 6 IPOs of its subsidiaries and JVs, starting with ADNOC Distribution in…
- Exosens - Quynh-Boi Demey (IPO Stories, Ep. 38) · 44 min · Episode 38In this episode, we sit down with Quynh-Boi Demey, the CFO of Exosens, a French industrial tech company that listed on Euronext Paris in June 2024. Exosens specializes in…
- Academic insights at the private-public interface - Prof. Michelle Lowry (IPO Stories, Ep. 37) · 46 min · Episode 37Michelle Lowry is a Professor of Finance at Drexel University, and has dedicated her research agenda to IPOs, corporate governance and retail investing. With Michelle, we discuss…
- Good governance for long-term success - Caroline Escott, Railpen (IPO Stories, Ep. 36) · 46 min · Episode 36In this episode of IPO Stories, we are thrilled to welcome Caroline Escott, Head of Investment Stewardship and Co-Head of Sustainable Ownership at Railpen, one of the UK's…
- Academic IPO insights - Prof. Jay Ritter (IPO Stories, Ep. 35) · 48 min · Episode 35Jay Ritter is a Professor of Finance at the University of Florida's Warrington School of Business. He has become known as «Mr IPO» for his substantial work on IPOs through the…
- Apollo's IPO Playbook - Michael Shapiro (IPO Stories, Ep. 34) · 58 min · Episode 34In this episode we sit down with Michael Shapiro, Apollo's co-head of Capital Markets and Syndicate, to unpack what it really takes to engineer a successful IPO in today’s…
- Passive investors and IPOs - Prof. Marco Sammon (IPO Stories, Ep. 33) · 43 min · Episode 33Marco Sammon is an assistant professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard Business School. He and his co-authors have researched on how indexing interacts with IPOs, particularly…
- The Raspberry Pi IPO with Eben Upton (CEO) and Aditi Venkatram (Jefferies) (IPO Stories, Ep. 32) · 41 min · Episode 32In this episode we sit down with Eben Upton, CEO and Founder of Raspberry Pi - a UK-based technology company known for its single-board computers, initially founded to promote…
- Strategic Investor Relations at AD Ports - Marc Hammoud (IPO Stories, Ep. 31) · 52 min · Episode 31In this episode, we sit down with Marc Hammoud, VP of Investor Relations at ADPorts Group, to discuss the pivotal role investor relations plays in the success of publicly listed…
- Norconsult - Dag Fladby (IPO Stories, Ep. 30) · 49 min · Episode 30In this episode we tell the story of the IPO of Norconsult with CFO Dag Fladby. Norconsult is a Norwegian engineering architecture & urban planning consultancy company, owned…
- The Syensqo spin-off from Solvay - Ilham Kadri (IPO Stories, Ep. 29) · 56 min · Episode 29Our guest in this episode is Dr. Ilham Kadri, the CEO of Syensqo, a global speciality chemicals company listed in Brussels. In 2023, Ilham led the spin-off of Syensqo from…
- Untangling IPO dynamics with Fidelity's Anne Ross (IPO Stories, Ep. 28) · 47 min · Episode 28In this episode we welcome Anne Ross, EMEA Equity Syndicate Manager at Fidelity Management and Research, our first guest from the buy-side. With her background at JP Morgan and…
- Norva24 - Henrik Damgaard (IPO Stories, Ep. 27) · 39 min · Episode 27Norva24 is a leader in underground infrastructure maintenance services in Northern Europe – that is the maintenance of all the infrastructure related to sewage and waste water…
- Taaleem - Alan Williamson (IPO Stories, Ep. 26) · 60 min · Episode 26In this episode, we explore the journey of Taaleem, a leading operator of international private schools in the UAE, and its path to becoming one of the few listed education…
- Aker BioMarine - Matts Johansen (IPO Stories, Ep. 25) · 29 min · Episode 25Matts Johansen is the CEO of Aker BioMarine, the global leader in krill fishing and production of krill-based products, such as omega 3 supplements and aquaculture feed. Aker…
