Plenty of successful South African companies have listed instruments and securities onto the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. However, this is not a true picture of all the South African and African assets listed on the Frankfurt. Many companies incorporate in the US, UK, and elsewhere and list with the African assets within the company, which then makes sense why there is so few Africa and Australian firms (6%) and much more European and North American firms, aside from the obvious, the European and America’s markets are relatively large (Combined 80% of the Frankfurt Listings.) Much of this one done to show the precieved value of North American and European management behind the listing, its more stable and accountable in the hands of Directors you can go and talk to, versus in Africa which is what most thought before the crisis.

More so than ever before for South African Companies there is an opportunity at hand, where by the 80% of the market listed in the Western Nations has lost credibility and the Rand is growing in strength and the Country has proven stability and resources through-out the crisis. The funds that traditionally are invested into North American, Europe, and the America’s in general are looking for new places to invest, such as Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The potential for larger gains exists within these markets as Western Economics find turmoil, the value of these markets grow and undoubtedly will become inflated at some point in the future, which is what the investors are hoping to bet on.

Why South Africa?

The market is mature in South Africa, with a stable financial regulator (JSE and FSB) who has done a very good job at educating the market. The Banking sector is mature and well controlled, and the resources are rich. However, from the list of companies one can see on the exchange and within their foreign listings in Frankfurt and abroad, the entrepreneurial infrastructure of South Africa is probably one of the best in all of Africa if not the best. (From the Micro-Finance and available debt and investment infrastructure to the talent pool, education, training, and access to cheap labour still in the service markets.) This is by far a Country where a return on investment for entrepreneurship is visible and proven. In addition, the South African melting pot connects their market undoubtedly to a global market, reaching into strong trading partners in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and North America. The African market is still very much available, and a frontier of which many otherwise well invested and capitalized companies are having difficulties reaching the larger market because capitalization has been difficult up until now. Now that the financial market has become more global, the South African market has become more stable, the World Cup of 2010 creating the showcase of modern Africa has come, the time is now for South African companies to list overseas and take advantage of the ability to bring in foreign investment through foreign listings.

Companies that have listed financial instruments in the past in Frankfurt include:

AFR1: ABSA GRP LTD, AFRICAN BANK, ANGLO PLATINUM LTD, ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI, ARCELORMITTAL STH AFRICA, ASPEN PHARMACARE, BARLOWORLD, DATACENTRIX HOLDINGS, DATATEC LTD, DRDGOLD LTD, EXXARO RES LTD, FIRSTRAND LTD, GOLD FIELDS LTD, HARMONY GOLD MNG, IMPALA PLATINUM, IMPERIAL HOLDINGS, JD GROUP LTD, KUMBA IRON ORE LTD, LIBERTY HLS, METOREX LTD, MTN GROUP, MVELAPHANDA RES, NASPERS LTD, NEDBANK GROUP LTD, NEW BIDVEST, NORTHAM PLATINUM, OMNIA HOLDINGS LTD, PALABORA MINING CO LTD, PICK’N PAY STORES, PRETORIA PORTLD, RAINBOW MINERALS, RAUBEX GROUP, REMGRO LTD, REUNERT LTD, RMB HOLDINGS, SANLAM, SAPPI, SASOL, STD BANK GROUP, STEINHOFF INTL, TELEKOM SA, TIGER BRANDS, TONGAAT-HUELTT, AFR0: AECI LTD, AFRICAN OXYGEN LTD, AVENG LTD, BELL EQUIPMENT LTD, BLUE LABEL TELE, BSI STEEL LTD, CHEMICAL SPECIAL. RC, Distribution + Warehousing, FREEWORLD COATINGS, GROUP Five LTD, HULAMIN LTD, MAZOR GROUP, MERAFE RES LTD, MIX TELEMATICS LTD, MONDI LTD, MURRAY ROBERTS, OPTM COAL HOLDINGS, SHOPRITE HOLDINGS LTD, VODACOM GROUP PTY, VUNANI CAPITAL, WILSON BAYLY HOL.

The reality is that as a South African company trying to access the European market for investment and the global market, you do not need to be one of these companies, you can list as long as you have the capital-in investment requirement of 250,000 euro and have the budget to file the listing fees, etc. The structure can be designed and implemented within 3-5 weeks and your firm will be trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. You also don’t have overwhelming costs with only one filing per annum required, with an estimated total cost of around 5,000 euro per annum.

It is often argued by smaller stock markets such as the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, Philippines Stock Exchange, or even larger markets like the Australian Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, etc, that what is the use of having a public company if you can’t raise the capital. The reality is that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is the third largest financial market in the world for a reason, the money is there… Its often the thinly traded market countries who become shy to list because of bad experiences on their own local markets of bearing the overwhelming costs of listing and then falling short on their expectations of financing. The monthly, quarterly, and yearly costs encumber the assets of the company and debt piles up with broken promises and lost opportunity. That is the world of the small cap markets in the illiquid market you are faced with locally. The reality is, that even the largest markets in the world, such as the US, UK (London), and Asia all list aggressively in Europe to increase the retail market for their companies stock and or for financing businesses.

The only reason why a business would not list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange would be truly the lack of experience in global markets and finance. It is a well known fact by the largest companies in your market that there is capital available in Europe. The fears of not raising capital are not real when compared to the success of others from other markets who manage to raise millions of euro in Europe in the exact same businesses that exist in your market.

The reality is that there is still a huge market for South African, Australian, and Asian companies who don’t have a standard to compare their volume of investment to in their own Countries (Accept for India).

If you are a South African, Australian, New Zealand, Philippines, Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazilian, or any other company in the Southern Region, Africa, or Asia regions of the World, than you have local markets that are mature enough to give your business the professional financial experts locally, but now you need to expand to the European Market, and the third largest global market in the world. Every business and region has its differences, but the general box that is provided to you includes:

Initial Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listing Package includes:

• Initial consultation and application for the Frankfurt Stock Listing
• Press release announcing your company’s Frankfurt Stock Exchange approval
• Specialist setup & maintaining of the electronic Order Book on your company’s shares
• Issuance of an ISIN number.
• Routing and processing of bid and ask orders
• Clearing and tracking of the electronic register
• Real-time quotes with Worldwide access from all European financial portals (in Java)
• Monitoring of new threads of leading Financial Community Message Boards in Europe including
Comdirect.de, Wallstreet-online.de, CortalConsors.de, financial.de, etc. Once your company is approved for trading it will enable you to increase investor awareness across the EU resulting in the ability to raise additional funds through equity sales.

Next Steps:  Fill-in the attached documentation Click Here

Begin raising 1 – 100 million euro for your business! info@fselistings.com

Number of Companies Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Per Region and Country (March 31st 2010)

Listing On the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Initial Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listing Package includes:

• Initial consultation and application for the Frankfurt Stock Listing
• Press release announcing your company’s Frankfurt Stock Exchange approval
• Specialist setup & maintaining of the electronic Order Book on your company’s shares
• Issuance of an ISIN number.
• Routing and processing of bid and ask orders
• Clearing and tracking of the electronic register
• Real-time quotes with Worldwide access from all European financial portals (in Java)
• Monitoring of new threads of leading Financial Community Message Boards in Europe including
Comdirect.de, Wallstreet-online.de, CortalConsors.de, financial.de, etc. Once your company is approved for trading it will enable you to increase investor awareness across the EU resulting in the ability to raise additional funds through equity sales.

Next Steps:  Fill-in the attached documentation Click Here

We would be pleased to schedule a conference call with one of our senior partners in Europe to answer
any questions or concerns that you may have and discuss costs and procedures.

Capital Raising and Financing

With expertise in forming diverse capital structures and a reputation for outstanding execution, FSE Listings has become the consortium of choice for large and middle market African companies seeking financing. FSE Listings seeks to create an optimal, long-term capital structure that will meet our client’s ongoing strategic, operational and financial needs.

FSE Listings provides access to many forms of capital including:

 
• Equity
• Senior Debt
• Subordinated Debt
• Convertible Debt
• Mezzanine Financing,
• Project financing
• Common uses of proceeds include:
• Expansion/Growth
• Financing Acquisitions
• Refinancing existing debt
• Becoming a Public Listing

In each client engagement we examine a number of different financing alternatives while assessing the applicable structures, cost, and timing considerations. FSE listings leverages our strong , global distribution capabilities and our diverse group of institutional buyers who have come to recognize the high quality transactions that FSE Listings brings to the market.

Mergers and Acquisitions
FSE Listings provides buy-side advisory services to large and middle-market companies whether privately held or publicly traded.

We are a full service group with experience in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, strategic alternatives, recapitalizations, restructurings, spin-offs, management buyouts, joint ventures, minority investments and defensive assignments.

Because we view Mergers and Acquisitions as an important part of a client’s overall growth strategy, we provide firm-wide commitment and senior level attention across the organization to effect successful transactions.

We develop and implement integrated M&A solutions by coordinating and leveraging our execution skills, structuring expertise, comprehensive financing capabilities and insight into capital markets.

The firm applies its transaction experience, technical expertise, and extensive industry research through-out the process, including the valuation of potential targets, developing bidding strategies, structuring the offer and executing the transaction.

Click the following link below to make the next step or contact info@fselistings.com!

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FSE Listings Inc Response to Listing South African, Nigerian, Congo, Zambia, and Zimbabwe assets on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange

The number of Companies Trading On the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is 10,743 as of Match 31st 2010.

 Number of Companies per Region suggest of the 10k+ companies less than 6% are from Africa. 89% of the Frankfurt listings are foreign companies accessing capital from Europe.
 
Africa and FSE Listings
Africa related to the 4 regions outlined is one of the least represented sections of the globe that have listed directly; however, many of the North American and European listed companies are listed with African Assets in both commodities and resources. The graph produced by the Deutsche Boerse AG is not exactly a clear representation of assets so much as where the companies are incorporated.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange(FSE: Deutsche Boerse AG) is a member of the World Federation of Stock Exchanges. (Please review: www.world-exchanges.org/member-exchanges/member-exchanges.) Due to the FSE being a member of the World Federation of Stock Exchanges, it is conceivable that assets listed within the Frankfurt Stock Exchange can be dual listed into many of the other exchanges in the world. Ideally in the event the local market becomes a member of the World Federation of Stock Exchanges, FSE listed companies could have secondary listings in South Africa, Angola, etc.

The FSE is the third largest financial market in the world, and the center of European Financial Markets. The German economy has been growing in strength regardless of European Union woes, and remains a stable market to springboard valued projects and assets into the public markets and global financial markets.

The reality is that any company can list that has had 250,000 euro’s invested in capital with the business plan and structure to go public. At FSE Listings Inc in partnership with a few Equities firms who would prefer to remain unnamed, we help facilitate the listing process for African companies, or companies with African assets. A good example would be Greenwave Bio Ltd, 3G0 (ISIN GB00B688NW04, WKN A1CTRX).
The assets and interests of Greenwave Bio Ltd have been focussed on Guano deposits as organic fertilizers within Mozambique and Angola. A relatively different model than the usual Oil and Gas projects. Angola is very strong in the mineral sector and could easily raise the required exploration funds and mining capital costs from the European markets.

In addition, the European markets have an interest in ICT within Africa, and therefore, telecommunications, Internet Service Providers, etc, are all of interest.

Land development projects, such as private hospitals, rental properties, malls, Casinos, and other major economic projects carry weight in international markets for raising capital especially if there are strong Government marketing budgets and incentives for investors.
It is our opinion that listing African companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is actually a key economic  development strategy as it gives foreign investors vehicles of which they can invest and trade or benefit from dividends within the region. The retail and institutional investors that may not be part of current Government efforts to attract investment could come through the foreign markets where by the end result or benefit end up in African jobs, projects, and assets.

In the spirit of giving African Entrepreneurs the power to own their own business and control their own assets, the cost of listing is between 60,000 and 100,000 euro depending on the firm they list with, of which, they can control the assets within their own public entity of which they can raise capital into.

Many of the entrepreneurs who list often sell their assets into a public company based on the promise of capital being raised, diluting their firm for the potential of work, contracts, and building a firm. Many of these start-up companies unfortunately give control away when they option their assets into someone else’s listed company. In addition, other peoples firms often carry unforeseen liabilities that could otherwise create liens against your unencumbered assets.

Worse than going directly into someone else’s company is going public on an exchange that requires rigorous requirements in capital, trading, and assets, of which it could take years to list such as the ALTX, JSE, ASX, PSE, AIM, etc. The cost on these exchanges can range from 250,000 pounds sterling and up, the requirement of one of the big five auditing firms, and share trading performance clauses, cost annually more than some successful and growing companies can handle let alone new start up companies.

The FSE truly gives the entrepreneurs a way to enter the capital markets with a fair market clearance for a start-up venture of 250,000 euro capital-in invested and around 2500 – 5000 euro per annum in fees. The FSE is the springboard to raise the capital whereby the start-up firms can consider going to other markets with proper capital and a larger investor base that ensures market trading and liquidity prior to listing. Companies such as FashionTV, a popular nightclub and promotional firm with location globally including South Africa, listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange April 30th 2010, which gives you a fair idea that the market is open for entrepreneurs of all sectors and divisions of commerce.
If Angolan companies are looking to raise foreign capital, build a vehicle of which they can receive investment in Euro and value their firm in Euro, then the FSE Listings route is advisable. In addition, the process can be quick for qualified companies, taking 3-8 weeks to be listed and trading.

Companies that should be listing from Angola have a business plan, the capacity to raise the first 250,000 euro into their own company, and feel that there may be an appeal to European investors within their sector. To qualify this, they can contact info@fselistings.com with their business plans, and we will vet through the potential with seasoned asset assessment professionals.

A new stock exchange within the African Market is always a welcoming sign. Preferably these markets will be open to not only the higher tier companies, but will offer a mechanism for small businesses to list who have the potential to go international. A good example of this challenge being demonstrated is with the state owned oil company opening gas stations in Portugal to show its international abilities. This mechanism should be available to Angolan entrepreneurs with ideas and business that can reach outside of their market, capital however is required. Listing these companies and ideas help them to achieve this either by local investment from listing or foreign investment.

With South Africa as an example, it is often cheaper for South African assets to be listed on Canadian, US, German, and Australian markets prior to being listed on the JSE or ALTX. In addition, the companies often can raise substantially more capital in the foreign markets. The benefit to the JSE and ALTX is the loyalty of these companies and their founders who take secondary listings on their local markets once they are qualified and capital is raised. I believe that the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is a great mechanism for achieving the same for Angolan companies, and future Secondary listings on the local exchange. If anything, the foreign listings will allow for capitalized well traded companies to be listed locally in the future, building a relatively strong local market for a growing African country. Maybe the next big African listed company will not be an “Anglo” but “African” company in its name.

As my colleague who is our African representative said the other day, the Government’s efforts to help foreign investment should not be left up to Government only. The reality is the Government should make the policies and mechanisms to enable the ease of capital investment into the Country and market the Country, the entrepreneur needs to be able to market themselves and accept the investment. The most difficult part for Foreign Investors is finding the best way to make the investment. Listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange can be that answer for companies within Africa. It is local to the investor and benefits the foreign assets and country, if anything, African companies should get subsidized to list overseas and go on investor roadshows as the funds come back to the Country that sponsors them. As far as we know, FSE Listings Inc in Johannesburg South Africa is the only representative and firm in Africa helping companies list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This is a growing business and opportunity, if one is interested in talking with him, he can be reached at +27 76 4558546 or +27110836116.

FSE Listings Inc.
Info@fselistings.com
www.fselistings.com

Countries we are interested in help listing, click the appropriate link and fill in your company form for our corporate reviewal:

Algeria Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings
Angola Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings  
Benin Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                 
Botswana Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                     
Cameroon Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings           
Central African Republic Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings               
Chad Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                  
Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)         
Congo (Republic of the Congo) 
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)                
Djibouti Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                             
Egypt Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings     
Ethiopia Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                       
Gabon Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings         
Kenya Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings               
Lesotho Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings               
Liberia Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings  
Libya Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings     
Madagascar Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings       
Malawi Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings        
Morocco Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings             
Mozambique Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings               
Namibia Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                  
Nigeria Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings  
Rwanda Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                 
Senegal Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                             
Somalia Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings               
South Africa Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings                 
Sudan Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings
Swaziland Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings
Tanzania Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings 
Tunisia Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings 
Uganda Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings
Zambia  Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings
Zimbabwe Raising Capital Through Frankfurt Stock Exchange Listings

Angola Entrepreneurs Should Look to Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Economy, commerce, and investments are the pivotal points of the Angola forward steps, with the new found stability of the South-Western African nation. In recent months, as a company who’s sole purpose is to assist African companies to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, FSEListings.com and the FSE Listings Consortium out of Johannesburg has been involved with various mineral and infrastructure projects, with a special interest in Angola assets. From Guano, Iron Ore, Oil, and Diamonds the resources are plentiful.

Versus building a company aimed at foreign investment that takes the profits abroad and leaves little behind, FSE Listings Consortium has been focusing on building Frankfurt Listed companies owned by African’s who use the public vehicles to finance ventures within Africa. The inflow of jobs, operations, and overall development from this private/public offering in foreign markets is what the African countries need, and someone has to stand out in this market to achieve this.

A common complaint of African countries like Angola is that technology and decision making power seldom transfer into the Country. The model built by the FSE Listings Consortium has been developed specifically to foster the decision making power and knowledge within Africa, whereby investment and technology come from abroad to achieve the public company goals. Whether it is infrastructure, internet, or research and development, the primary benefit ends up in the hands of the African companies Founders and Owners with a distinct responsibility to give transparent and well managed outcomes to their investors.

Angola which has a territory of 1.25 million sq km and a population of 16 million is vast in opportunities worthy of the public markets in Europe to leverage one of the poorest nations. Angola is a heavily Oil dependent country which also provides leverage for assets within the exploration and extraction business, but has also give way to new endeavours that are less Oil dependent.

Listing Angola Oil projects as Angolan Public companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange would be highly supported by investors internationally with it being the largest supplier of Oil to China and 7th to the USA. Roughly 2 million barrels of Oil daily, Angola can boast itself as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.

Entry of Angolan companies, such as Sonangol Petrol Stations into Portugal, show the expansion as possible for this African nations expansion into international markets.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange provides a door-way and mechanism for such opportunities of international expansion and investment for Angola.

The story behind Iron Ore exploration within Angola is also promising as the ever increasing demand of Asia continues to hold the marketplace demand in high production. Iron ore is one of the minerals that Angola has slated for foreign investment.

Entrepreneurs within the Angola coffee business have also raised eyebrows as to knew economic endeavours, revealing that the country is able to expand on minimal investment criteria. One Million euro is capable of creating new industries for the most part in African nations, especially around agricultural products that can target Europe as a major market. The European market and Asian market as consumers and importers of Angolan produced goods also makes it appealing to float the companies and assets on a market within their jurisdiction such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Germany is Europe’s largest economy and the world’s third, after USA and Japan, regarding GDP. The country is a world leader in a number of exports, and has a domain of almost 35% over merchandise transportation by sea concentrate in Ruhr, the biggest industrial complex in Europe. Frankfurt is its financial capital where the stock exchange is located, the biggest and most important stock exchange in Europe

Trade exchange between Angola and Germany has intensified during the last years mainly due to the improvement in relations between both countries. In 2006 bilateral trade registered 260 million euros, double that of 2005.

Contact info@fselistings.com if you are looking to list your Angola Company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or take your Angola Company public. If you have assets within an African nation that you are interested in listing and attracting investment for, please contact us as well with a detailed summary of your business.

Angola Entrepreneurs Should Look to Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Economy, commerce, and investments are the pivotal points of the Angola forward steps, with the new found stability of the South-Western African nation. In recent months, as a company who’s sole purpose is to assist African companies to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, FSEListings.com and the FSE Listings Consortium out of Johannesburg has been involved with various mineral and infrastructure projects, with a special interest in Angola assets. From Guano and Gold to Oil, the resources are plentiful.

Versus building a company aimed at foreign investment that takes the profits abroad and leaves little behind, FSE Listings Consortium has been focusing on building Frankfurt Listed companies owned by African’s who use the public vehicles to finance ventures within Africa. The inflow of jobs, operations, and overall development from this private/public offering in foreign markets is what the African countries need, and someone has to stand out in this market to achieve this.

A common complaint of African countries like Angola is that technology and decision making power seldom transfer into the Country. The model built by the FSE Listings Consortium has been developed specifically to foster the decision making power and knowledge within Africa, whereby investment and technology come from abroad to achieve the public company goals. Whether it is infrastructure, internet, or research and development, the primary benefit ends up in the hands of the African companies Founders and Owners with a distinct responsibility to give transparent and well managed outcomes to their investors.

Angola which has a territory of 1.25 million sq km and a population of 16 million is vast in opportunities worthy of the public markets in Europe to leverage one of the poorest nations. Angola is a heavily Oil dependent country which also provides leverage for assets within the exploration and extraction business, but has also give way to new endeavours that are less Oil dependent.

Listing Angola Oil projects as Angolan Public companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange would be highly supported by investors internationally with it being the largest supplier of Oil to China and 7th to the USA. Roughly 2 million barrels of Oil daily, Angola can boast itself as one of the fastest growing economies in Africa.

Entry of Angolan companies, such as Sonangol Petrol Stations into Portugal, show the expansion as possible for this African nations expansion into international markets.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange provides a door-way and mechanism for such opportunities of international expansion and investment for Angola.

The story behind Iron Ore exploration within Angola is also promising as the ever increasing demand of Asia continues to hold the marketplace demand in high production. Iron ore is one of the minerals that Angola has slated for foreign investment.

Entrepreneurs within the Angola coffee business have also raised eyebrows as to knew economic endeavours, revealing that the country is able to expand on minimal investment criteria. One Million euro is capable of creating new industries for the most part in African nations, especially around agricultural products that can target Europe as a major market. The European market and Asian market as consumers and importers of Angolan produced goods also makes it appealing to float the companies and assets on a market within their jurisdiction such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Germany is Europe’s largest economy and the world’s third, after USA and Japan, regarding GDP. The country is a world leader in a number of exports, and has a domain of almost 35% over merchandise transportation by sea concentrate in Ruhr, the biggest industrial complex in Europe. Frankfurt is its financial capital where the stock exchange is located, the biggest and most important stock exchange in Europe

Trade exchange between Angola and Germany has intensified during the last years mainly due to the improvement in relations between both countries. In 2006 bilateral trade registered 260 million euros, double that of 2005.

Contact info@fselistings.com if you are looking to list your Angola Company on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange or take your Angola Company public. If you have assets within an African nation that you are interested in listing and attracting investment for, please contact us as well with a detailed summary of your business.

Listing in a foreign stock exchange can give an immigration advantage in addition to a capital advantage to Founders and Staff.

Often when a company such as a Chinese company lists on the NASDAQ or Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the parent company is required to set-up a holding or subsidiary company in the new market or a holding company that holds the domestic business as an operating entity.

Let’s take for example a South African Diamond mining company incorporates a UK company of which it meets the 250,000 euro in requirement for listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The company then lists on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as a Diamond Mining company. One of the essential components of this company is to raise capital and invest in partnerships within the European Union to successfully operate the Diamond Mine. With the requirement of a person within the EU to co-ordinate the investment strategy of the company, it is quite likely that the principals and key staff can apply as employees who are residence of South Africa for Work VISAs within the UK.

Therefore, going public inside of the European Market, such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, doesn’t only allow for the South African Diamond Mining company access to foreign investment, liquidity, and a stable Euro currency, but it also gives the staff and principals the luxury of being able to apply to work from the UK or EU countries during the timeframe that they are raising capital and running the company.

In addition, the experience in running a company on a public market is a rare resource, thus, those foreign directors are a commodity on their own. The more sophisticated markets such as TSX, NASDAQ, Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE), AIM, ASX, HSE, etc, would gladly accept such Directors within their markets and appreciate the career experience. In essence, after working as a Director or Officer of a public company, it is relatively easy to apply in this capacity into other countries for jobs that wouldn’t otherwise be fulfilled by other persons because your experience is unique.

Most markets would jump at the chance of accepting serial entrepreneurs and directors of public companies who are educated and refined in specialty industries. Going public within these foreign markets and applying for immigration work and residency status is definitely a plus for foreign countries.

Citizens that would benefit from an immigration perspective in building a listed company in the US, UK, or EU markets who require VISAs should contact us at info@fselistings.com, especially if you are a successful entrepreneur from one of the following countries looking to raise capital and go public:

• Afghanistan       
• Albania
• Algeria 
• Angola 
• Armenia              
• Azerbaijan         
• Bahrain
• Bangladesh        
• Belarus (see also White Russia)
• Belize   
• Benin   
• Bhutan
• Bolivia  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina               
• Botswana           
• British Virgin Islands       
• Burkina Faso     
• Burundi               
• Cambodia           
• Cameroon          
• Cape Verde       
• Cayman Islands
• Central African Republic               
• Chad     
• China (People’s Republic)**** 
• Colombia            
• Comoros             
• Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)         
• Congo (Republic of the Congo) 
• Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)          
• Cuba     
• Djibouti               
• Dominica            
• Dominican Republic       
• Ecuador               
• Egypt    
• Equatorial Guinea           
• Eritrea  
• Ethiopia               
• Falkland Islands               
• Fiji         
• Gabon 
• Gambia               
• Georgia               
• Ghana  
• Grenada             
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau  
• Guyana               
• Haiti      
• Hongkong**** see China (People’s Republic)
• India     
• Indonesia           
• Iran       
• Iraq       
• Jamaica               
• Jordan 
• Kazakhstan        
• Kenya  
• Kiribati 
• Korea (Democratic People’s Republic)   
• Kosovo
• Kuwait 
• Kyrgyzstan         
• Laos      
• Lebanon             
• Lesotho               
• Liberia  
• Libya     
• Madagascar       
• Malawi
• Maldives             
• Mali      
• Marshall Islands               
• Mauritania         
• Micronesia         
• Midway Islands
• Moldova             
• Mongolia            
• Montserrat        
• Morocco             
• Mozambique    
• Myanmar (Burma)          
• Namibia              
• Nauru  
• Nepal   
• Niger    
• Nigeria 
• Northern Mariana Islands (Federated States of Micronesia, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands, Palau Islands)       
• Oman   
• Pakistan              
• Papua New Guinea        
• Peru     
• Philippines         
• Pitcairn
• Qatar    
• Russia  
• Rwanda               
• Saint Helena and Dependencies               
• Saint Lucia          
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines           
• Samoa 
• São Tomé and Principe 
• Saudi Arabia      
• Senegal               
• Sierra Leone      
• Solomon Islands              
• Somalia               
• South Africa      
• Sri Lanka             
• Sudan  
• Suriname            
• Swaziland           
• Syria     
• Taiwan 
• Tajikistan            
• Tanzania             
• Thailand              
• Timor-Leste (East Timor)             
• Togo     
• Tonga   
• Trinidad and Tobago      
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands        
• Tunisia 
• Turkey 
• Turkmenistan   
• Turks and Caicos Islands               
• Tuvalu  
• Uganda               
• Ukraine               
• United Arab Emirates    
• Uzbekistan        
• Vanuatu              
• Viet Nam            
• Western Samoa               
• White Russia (see also Belarus)
• Yemen 
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe          

If you run a successful business in one of these Countries and are looking to raise additional capital, we can help you list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

Go Public In Foreign Markets And Raise Millions

South African companies are active participants in the global markets, including assets and corporations listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FSE), the London Stock Exchange Alternative Markets (AIM), Plus Markets, NASDAQ, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and locally within the JSE and ALTX.

In general, the typical pattern of going public has been to list on an international market where there is a higher access to capital and liquid retail market for investors looking to purchase their stock in the open market. Once they have raised sufficient capital, a dual listing onto the local South African exchanges allows for local market negotiations and leverage, especially in financial sectors and mining.

Going public on a foreign exchange allows South African companies to:

Leverage their assets within a foreign currency with foreign investment

The company’s assets which are often valued in Rand are become a trading currency in shares in Euros, Pounds, or Dollars. International investors who are keen on investing in South Africa turn to the familiar currency because it has less risk when it comes time to trade the shares, as they sell the shares in the same currency they bought them in. The South African company benefits from the foreign currency exchange in today’s immediate terms when bringing in the investment in foreign currency for their operations.

Open the trading of their shares to a larger market of retail and institutional investors

There is no question that the USA, Germany, the UK, and Canada have large pools of investors looking for opportunities to leverage assets such as the ones in South Africa. Many successful mining and technology companies have incubated within the African investment climate, and this has not gone unnoticed. Trading on the local exchanges of the foreign investors makes it easier for the foreign investors who want to invest, who otherwise would not know how to trade the JSE or ALTX.  (In most cases, they would not be able to trade these exchanges via their brokerage houses.)

A quicker route to going public than local exchanges.

Possibly this is due to the company not meeting the listing requirements of the South African markets, but they qualify in other exchanges. Many development stage companies list quickly and easily oversees in the Small Business markets due to the keen nature of the listings departments overseas to increase small business investments. The strength of their local markets depend on a diversity of assets, companies, and investment communities to sustain the overall index. Therefore, some exchanges will be even favourable to floating South African mining companies for example, due to the proven track record, professional experience, and assets floating on their exchange.

International exposure of the South African business to open new markets, partnerships, and joint ventures

In addition to international listings, companies experience international press, exposure through news wires, marketing websites, and general exposure. The market attention drives interest in the retail market of shares being traded, the interest in the South African company itself, and can on occasion put companies on the radar of larger foreign companies looking for merger, acquisition, or joint venture opportunities. Becoming a player within these markets gives their investors the confidence to make a strategic move with the South African firm. It also allows for institutional investors to make strategic moves leverage the foreign assets in South Africa against their own currency, if the South African market looks to be heating up, it could attract a lot of investment.

Where Should South African Companies Start Their International Listing?

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

A primary listing on the Frankfurt Exchange can be completed as fast as 3-6 weeks of which capital raising efforts can begin immediately. Today, with a total turnover of €5.2 trillion per year the Frankfurt Stock Exchange strengthens its position as the world’s 3rd largest trade-place for stocks and the world’s 2nd largest by market capitalization. The German Frankfurt Exchange has a primary market consisting of more than 100 million people, and has the fastest rate of growth and the highest income per head in the EU. European investors invest for the long term. And in most European countries there are major tax benefits for holding on to purchased stock for a certain amount of time as opposed to “dumping” it immediately into the market. The lack of investors that instantly sell a company’s stock allows for stability in stock price and opportunities for growth. Compared to the listing on other exchanges, such as the NASDAQ, OTC Bulletin Board, Canadian Venture Exchange (TSX) or the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in London, Frankfurt stands out because of the ease of entry, (Audited financials are not required), fast process and low annual fees. Companies can typically raise from €2 million to €100 million plus on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The cost of listing is less than €100,000 and the main requirement is that the company has had over  €250,000 invested in capital. Due to the ease, cost effectiveness, and market liquidity, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange stands out in the current economic climate as a viable place for South African companies to go public. In addition, annual fees do not exceed €5,000 and you do not require one of the top five accounting and auditing firms typical of other lower board exchanges.

In addition, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange companies can dual list onto the US markets, Canadian, London, and other markets but one cannot dual list from these markets onto the Frankfurt. Therefore, if a South African company was going to start their international listing in Europe, it is best to start with the Frankfurt and then dual list into the other markets as a foreign company.

As the authors of this article

If you are looking at talking with a market professional for listing a company on foreign markets, contact the author of this article at info@fselistings.com. We help take companies public on the AIM, NASDAQ-OTC, Frankfurt (FSE), and Toronto (TSX) with a keen focus on capital availability upon going public.

Listing an IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange versus a reverse merger into a Frankfurt Shell Company

To purchase a Frankfurt Shell Company that is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, it costs between €120,000 and €150,000. Generally these shells are UK, Swiss, and German companies that are the shells. Regardless of the Frankfurt shell company for sale`s vendor telling you that the company has had no operations, due diligence with the local tax authorities, credit bureaus, and background checks are required, the assistance of Auditors or Accountants, and of course a merger Lawyer. The total expenses quickly become and extra €50,000 or €200,000 and the timeframe is stretched out over 2 months to go public. This of course is the cost of purchasing a public company, which most people do in order to avoid the €500,000 paid-up money in by shareholders required by the Frankfurt Exchange. If the cost of the acquisition can be kept within the €150,000 range all-in, for some firms this will be worth it. However, it is my opinion that listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange newly is a more effective and less expensive route.

One route would be to raise the €500,000 and list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, which only takes 3-5 weeks, a faster route than a reverse merger.

The second option is if your firm already has the invested capital over the lifespan of the company, it can list without having to raise additional capital until after listing.

The third option is to merge or purchase a company that has the paid-in capital component and list this company which may be less expensive and just as quick as a reverse merger.

The cost of listing a company on Frankfurt is estimated at 60,000 euro after company organization, listing fees, legal, and advisors are all paid out to the point of trading. Thus, by purchasing a company that has had the capital-in requirement of 500,000 euro for anywhere under 40,000 euro, you will be able to list as a publicly traded company inside of 3-5 weeks for under 100,000 euro and meet the requirements of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

We have numerous examples of the fast paced listing of companies on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Upon preparing the necessary accounting documents that show the proof of funds, www.FSEListings.com will take your business plan and information to a series of Venture Capital and IR firms who will confirm they can raise capital and or create liquidity for your firm if listed on the FSE. The Investment Capital will be from 1 million euro to 10 million euro with liquidity for shareholders. At this stage, our listing partners and financial advisors will be paid a nominal fee of 60,000 euro to list the company and prepare the initial introductions.

Once the company is listed, the IR and Investment Companies will execute a strategy for the company. Some of the financers will invest debt instruments up to 5% of the companies market cap. There are many opportunities and options to properly finance your company once you are on a strong recognized European stock exchange.

Taking a primary listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is an essential component to your companies success moving forward. www.fselistings.com is also associated to www.stockexchangelistings.com and www.otclistings.com which have an in depth network of companies and financers that can assist you to raise capital once you have dual listed into the other markets. Start with listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange today, contact info@fselistings.com.

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