Tecnoquark goes public on the MAB to achieve international growth
The latest company to decide to list on the MAB is Tecnoquark, which manufactures automotive and aeronautical dies and aims to raise financing on the stock exchange with two objectives: to invest in machinery that will enable it to produce components for the aeronautical sector and to create a subsidiary in China to manufacture tools for the automotive sector.
Tecnoquark is finalising a joint venture agreement with a local Chinese company to manufacture tooling for the production oftion of the automotive, in order to reach Asian customers.
It is also taking steps to buy a French company approved and certified to supply the aeronautics industry.
"Tecnoquark also bought the small Catalan engineering company Ingeenious, dedicated to computer simulation engineering before going public on the MAB" says Diego Gutierrez from Abra-Invest.
BestPrice sees Mab listing as a solution for growth
Óscar Sánchez, founder of the hotel chain Bestprice, He is convinced that his is «a project with a lot of potential, but which needs funding to grow.» Among the various possibilities for growth, he has opted for a stock market flotation, as he expects this operation to have a «multiplier effect».
In other words, in addition to receiving the backing of investors, it should also gain a useful reputation for managing agreements with customers, suppliers, financial institutions and other companies.
Although he knows that listing on the MAB could entail a potential loss of control and external supervision by new shareholders, he also sees the positive side and states that «it will be an incentive to acquire greater discipline and be more self-demanding».
The MAB, an unexploited alternative financing for SMEs
The MAB in Spain is still little known and only 34 companies have decided to take the plunge into this form of financing, which has so much potential. In countries such as Great Britain, the AIM, the equivalent of the British MAB, has more than 1,000 companies.
Among the advantages of going public on the MAB is the ability to obtain immediate liquidity for to carry out growth plans, to optimise financing costs and liability restructuring or as a means of R&D financing.
The MAB, due to its requirement for transparency, also improves the company's image with investors, facilitating alliances and M&A operations.
In addition, listing on the Mab allows for an objective valuation of the company as its shares are traded on a market that is regulated by supply and demand.
If you are thinking of going public on the MAB, contact us. Abra-Invest will be able to advise you in this process to make it successful for your company. Call us on +34 946424142 or fill in the contact form.
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