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Navigating the IPO
Taking your company public is an important milestone, and whilst the landscape for IPOs is complex and dynamic, choosing the right path is essential.
Global | Publication | January 2019
Disruptive technology has the potential to transform the infrastructure, mining and commodities industries. Whilst some of these sectors have seen less M&A activity driven by disruptive technology, there is appetite amongst key players to invest in, acquire, and partner with businesses that can provide services which include the use of:
Norton Rose Fulbright advised De Beers, the world’s leading diamond company which is 85% owned by Anglo American, in respect of a ground-breaking blockchain platform, Tracr. Tracr is an end-to-end diamond industry blockchain traceability platform. It will provide a first-of-its-kind digital register for diamonds to ensure authenticity, traceability and accountability across the diamond value chain. The platform is intended to be an industry-wide, open source solution delivering value to all ecosystem participants, including producers, manufacturers, traders, retailers, brands, financiers and consumers. It was recently announced that Alrosa, the Russian diamond mining group, has joined the platform’s pilot programme, alongside other industry leaders from the diamond manufacturing and retail sectors.
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Taking your company public is an important milestone, and whilst the landscape for IPOs is complex and dynamic, choosing the right path is essential.
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