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Outline The US capital markets are still open to high-quality companies
Listings continue (although capital raisings are more selectrive)
Going to the US still means better access to the largest pool of capital in the world. Are London or Tokyo or Singapore real alternatives?
Not for US visibility
Not for achieving the credibility attached to US GAAP and SEC
NYSE or Nasdaq? The NYSE welcomes IPOs. But you need profit or size to qualify. This is not a problem for us since most Indian companies that are serious about US listing are not small or without revenues or profit
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Source: Bloomberg and NYSE. As of 11/29/01 2000 – 2001 NYSE Listings from Asia Pacific
The NYSE:
The NYSE * Domestic equities only. Source: FIBV, as of 09/30/2001. Euronext consists of Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam.
** Global Market Capitalization including all Non U.S. Issuers. Source: NYSE, as of 09/30/2001 The World’s Largest Marketplace… …is home to over $4.5 trillion of Non-U.S. companies Mkt Cap. of “Domestic” Companies (in $ Trillions) 5 times larger than Nasdaq
Larger than the sum of the
next 5 largest markets
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Holdings of Foreign Equity by U.S. Residents; *Through first quarter 2001
Source: Federal Reserve Board “Flow of Funds” U.S. investors and non-U.S. equity
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9 out of the 10 companies that qualified to list on the NYSE are listed on the Big Board New York Stock Exchange:
the Market of Choice for Indian Companies
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(NYSE-listed companies as % of Market Capitalization of Index) With 9 listings on the NYSE, India is now more squarely on the radar of US investors
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A US listing does not make sense for every company. Key considerations:
Size
Global industry
US investor base key to valuation
Branding
But when it makes sense strategically, it can have enormous leverage
Don’t forget the critical importance of pro-active IR (especially when results are weak). Successful US listings in nearly every case are built on sustained and excellent IR efforts Going Forward