Best Matt Brier Podcasts (2024)

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Taaleem - Alan Williamson (IPO Stories, Ep. 26) 59:41

8d ago59:41

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In 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 providers globally. Alan Williamson, the CEO of Taaleem, shares his experience taking Taaleem public in Dubai in November 2022. With Alan, we delve into the role of private educ…

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Aker BioMarine - Matts Johansen (IPO Stories, Ep. 25) 28:43

2M ago28:43

28:43

Matts 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 BioMarine was founded as part of the Aker conglomerate, and Matts has been the CEO since 2015. In July 2020, they listed the company on Euronext Growth Oslo, in the middle of …

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Gas shipping at Flex LNG and Avance Gas - Øystein Kalleklev (IPO Stories, Ep. 24) 57:04

2M ago57:04

57:04

Øystein Kalleklev is the CEO of not one, but 2 listed companies: Flex LNG and Avance Gas, two leading shipping companies in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), both listed on Euronext Oslo. Øystein shares his experience steering these companies through volatile market conditions and his rationale behind dual listing Flex …

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Saudi Arabia's Tadawul IPO(s) - Nayef Al-Athel (IPO Stories, Ep. 23) 37:32

2M ago37:32

37:32

Saudi Arabia has evolved from having 4 IPOs per year 10 years ago, to 40 IPOs per year over the last few years. Nayef Al Athel has been in the middle of this evolution, as he headed the listings activity at the Saudi Exchange between 2018 and 2023. With Nayef, we discuss the policy decisions and incentives that have made Saudi Arabia one of the mos…

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The IPOs of iZettle and Readly - Maria Hedengren (IPO Stories, Ep. 22) 40:11

3M ago40:11

40:11

Not all IPO processes end up with an IPO. The path is filled with twists and turns, in some cases cancellations, postponements, or even a strategic sale before reaching the stock market. In this episode, we sit down with Maria Hedengren, who led the IPO processes of both iZettle (bought out by Paypal in the final stages) and Readly (listed in Stock…

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The history of direct listings - Dakin Campbell (IPO Stories, Ep. 21) 37:32

3M ago37:32

37:32

In 2018, Spotify was the first company to do a direct listing instead of a regular IPO process – foregoing the usual bookbuilding process in favor of opening the shares directly on the market in an auction. Dakin Campbell is the author of the book Going Public, where he recounts the history and the inside stories of some of the major IPOs in recent…

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The US IPO of Criteo - Edouard Lassalle (IPO Stories, Ep. 20) 43:23

4M ago43:23

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Criteo, a French adtech company, listed on Nasdaq in 2013. Edouard Lassalle joined in 2012 to prepare the company for the IPO, and later served as head of Investor Relations for the company until 2022. One of the topics that comes up at an early stage during IPO preparation is the choice of listing location. In earlier episodes, we have heard from …

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Middle Eastern IPOs - Wassim Al Khatib (IPO Stories, Ep. 19) 37:37

5M ago37:37

37:37

Middle Eastern equity capital markets have captured investors' attention the last 2 years, as the only truly active IPO market in the world throughout 2022 and 2023 - with close to 50 IPOs listing each of those years. To learn more about GCC equity markets, we are joined by Wassim Al Khatib, the CEO of Lazard in MENA. Lazard is an independent finan…

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Equity indices and IPOs - Mark Makepeace (IPO Stories, Ep. 18) 41:44

5M ago41:44

41:44

When a company becomes listed, index inclusion is a big deal. Beyond the stamp of approval, it brings in new passive investors, more liquidity, and ultimately more stability as a listed company. Yet, index inclusion rules are very technical, and not always easy to understand. To open up the topic of equity indices, we have invited Mark Makepeace, t…

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The direct listing of Wise - Matt Briers (IPO Stories, Ep. 17) 48:16

6M ago48:16

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Matt Briers has been the CFO of Wise since 2015. In 2021, Matt led the company to a direct listing on the London Stock Exchange, the first major direct listing in Europe. Wise, founded in the UK in 2011 by Kristo Käärmann and Taavet Hinrikus, has revolutionized cross-border payments for individuals and businesses by making them easier, faster and c…

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The role of equity research in an IPO - Erik Salz (IPO Stories, Ep. 16) 52:58

7M ago52:58

52:58

Erik Salz has more than 15 years experience in equity research, most recently as an equity analyst at JP Morgan, where he particularly focused on IPO research and multi-industry coverage. During that time, he has been involved in more than 60 IPO projects. With Erik, we wanted to get a better understanding of how sell-side analysts perform their wo…

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Investor Relations during and after the IPO - Julia Stoetzel (IPO Stories, Ep. 15) 38:27

8M ago38:27

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Julia Stoetzel is the founder of Junicorn, an Investor Relations consultancy based in Germany, and host of the podcast Street Tweets. We first met Julia when she was Investor Relations director at DeliveryHero, and then 3 years later when she headed Investor Relations at About You, a Germany ecommerce company, during its IPO in 2021. With Julia, we…

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ESG, from Private to Public - Giovanni Aquaro (IPO Stories, Ep. 14) 24:32

8M ago24:32

24:32

ERM is the largest pure-play sustainability consultancy globally, with 8,000 consultants assisting companies with defining and implementing their sustainability strategies. ERM works with both the largest listed companies, as well as private companies and investors. Giovanni Aquaro is a Partner at ERM, and works with private companies seeking to br…

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European IPOs on Euronext - Stephane Boujnah (IPO Stories, Ep. 13) 32:48

9M ago32:48

32:48

Stéphane Boujnah is the CEO of Euronext, the largest European stock exchange, managing the bourses of Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Oslo, Paris and Milan. Stephane has been the CEO for the last 8 years, leading an M&A drive that saw the company acquiring and integrating the Irish stock exchange in 2018, Oslo stock exchange in 2019 and Borsa …

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Industrie De Nora - Paolo Dellachà (IPO Stories, Ep. 12) 38:25

10M ago38:25

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Paolo Dellachà is the CEO of Industrie De Nora, an Italian industrial company with global presence. It is the world’s leading supplier of electrodes for all major electrochemical processes – and have recently seen tremendous growth in applications for green hydrogen production. After almost 100 years as a private family-owned company, De Nora liste…

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Financing the energy transition at EDPR - Miguel Stilwell d’Andrade (IPO Stories, Ep. 11) 40:14

11M ago40:14

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EDP is a Portuguese utility with a global footprint. In 2008, EDP listed its subsidiary EDP Renewables, one of the world's leading renewable energy developers and operators. EDPR is the world's 4th largest wind energy producersm with 15 GW of installed capacity, and a very ambitious growth plan. With Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade, CEO of both EDP and E…

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DeliveryHero - Emmanuel Thomassin (IPO Stories, Ep. 10) 40:11

11M ago40:11

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Emmanuel Thomassin is the CFO of Delivey Hero, one of the world's leading online food delivery platforms. He has been the CFO since 2014 and led the company through its successful €1bn IPO on the Frankfurt stock exchange in 2017. Since then, Delivery Hero have continued leading the charge in food delivery globally, using the listing as a catalyst t…

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What no one tells you about your IPO - Laurence Borde (IPO Stories, Ep. 9) 36:38

12M ago36:38

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Laurence Borde is the founder of Mediatree, an agency specializing in accompanying companies in the preparation and implementation of the IPO roadshow. With Laurence, we discuss the human element of the IPO process: how chief executives should prepare the company, and themselves, for an IPO: from the optimal organizational structure to your persona…

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Private Equity IPOs at EQT - Magnus Tornling (IPO Stories, Ep. 8) 42:47

1y ago42:47

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EQT, based in Sweden, is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, and an active IPO sponsor, particularly in Europe - where they have listed companies such as Autostore, Suse, Azelis over the last few years - as well as their own management company in 2019. Magnus Tornling is Global Head of Equity Capital Markets at EQT, and has been respon…

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Privatizing Française des Jeux - Claire Vernet-Garnier (IPO Stories, Ep. 7) 30:22

1y ago30:22

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Française des Jeux, coming out of state ownership, was one of the largest and most successful IPOs over the last 5 years, raising $2bn for the French state and helping revive retail interest in IPOs. With Claire Vernet-Garnier, who was Head of the Finance Division at the French Government Shareholding Agency (APE) at the time, we go through the imp…

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Europe’s listing miasma - Craig Coben (IPO Stories, Ep. 6) 37:11

1y ago37:11

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Why is there so little innovation in the IPO process? How has the investor landscape changed over the last decades, and how can companies get institutional investors engaged in their IPOs? Craig Coben was until recently Bank of America's Global Head of Equity Capital Markets, and for many years the bank's Head of EMEA Equity Capital Markets. We dra…

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ESG in IPOs - Marie Freier (IPO Stories, Ep. 5) 35:07

1y ago35:07

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ESG investing is becoming increasingly important, both in terms of fund flows and integration in investment decisions. The disclosure requirements for private and public companies are not the same, making the IPO a crucial milestone regarding ESG, in addition to the traditional financial aspects. Marie Freier is Global Co-Head of Sustainable Invest…

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Private Equity IPOs at KKR - Eric Han (IPO Stories, Ep. 4) 45:59

1y ago45:59

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KKR is one of the world’s largest private equity firms, and also one of the most active private equity sponsors of IPOs, with 3-4 IPOs per year globally. In Europe, they have listed 6 companies over the last 5 years: Trainline, Calisen, Hensoldt, SoftwareOne, Darktrace, and OVHCloud. Eric Han is a Principal within KKR’s Capital Markets team in New …

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Family-owned company IPOs - Annika Sigfrid (IPO Stories, Ep. 3) 42:49

1+ y ago42:49

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Annika Sigfrid has been at the center of more IPOs than most of us will ever be. She has 25 years' experience in Equity Capital Markets transactions. In her last role she was Global Head of ECM at Nordea, a leading Nordic investment bank. She is now an independent adviser and board member, working with companies on their governance and preparation …

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OVHCloud - Yann Leca (IPO Stories, Ep. 2) 58:13

1+ y ago58:13

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Yann Leca was the CFO of OVHCloud, a cloud computing company, from 2019 to 2022 and led the company to its IPO in October 2021 - one of the largest and most succesful tech IPOs in Europe in 2021. OVHCloud, founded by Octava Klaba more than 20 years ago, is both founder-led and with two strong private equity backers, KKR and Towerbrook. Yann shares …

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Exclusive Networks - Jesper Trolle (IPO Stories, Ep. 1) 38:50

1+ y ago38:50

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In this episode, we discuss the IPO of Exclusive Networks, a global distributor of cybersecurity solutions, with Jesper Trolle, its CEO since September 2020. Jesper was hired to join Exclusive in the middle of covid-19, and led the company to its successful IPO on Euronext Paris a year after joining. Exclusive Networks was owned by Permira’s privat…

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 470 28:46

2+ y ago28:46

28:46

Music from Free Music Archive and the FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Ann Alee – Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Maya Solovey – Silent Night Dee Yan-Key – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Victor Herbert Orchestra – Chinese Dance,…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 469 30:12

2+ y ago30:12

30:12

Music from the Free Music Archive and the Fump. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Crowander – Humbug Lobo Loco – Old River Boat Marcos H. Bolanos – Rain-Soaked Window Robert John – Topper Teddy and Marge – Dark Eyes…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 468 29:11

2+ y ago29:11

29:11

Music from Jamendo, Free Music Archive, and Magnatune. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Spoons – Breaking In Robin Stine – Half My Heart Dr. Groove Gang – Le Bal Masque The Tumpeteers – Little Wooden Church The Vow –…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 467 28:45

3y ago28:45

28:45

Music from Jamendo and the FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Ben Lvcas – Love of My Life So Far As I Know – The Omega Point Tab – Portside(feat. A.U.R.C.) The Same Persons – You Got Me The…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 466 29:47

3y ago29:47

29:47

Music from Jamendo and The FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Anitek – Waiting World Color Out – Alone Fresh Body Shop – See the Sun Explode Mercury & the Architects – Love Your Life Away Tab – Old…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 465 26:36

3y ago26:36

26:36

Music from Jamendo and The FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. The Spin Wires – Time Bomb ebunny – Fable The Vow – If Only Remy Bourgeois – The Beginning Two Bullets For The Devil – Oh My My…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 464 30:21

3y ago30:21

30:21

Music from Jamendo and The FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Aquarius Blue – Caribbean Sun Paxton Pennington – On The Weekend Romancoke – Seeing Dreams Heifervescent – Mr. Carbon Talking Cure – Of Strange Lands and People Devo…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 463 33:06

3y ago33:06

33:06

Music from Magnatune and the FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Ray Montford – Applachia 2 Park St Trio – Oatmeal Cereal Emily Burridge – Reverie Jake Bradford-Sharp – Doctor Chrome 4oresight – Words Can’t Describe The Belle Isle…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 462 25:54

3y ago25:54

25:54

Music from Jamendo and the FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Alfonso Lugo – Dame Mas(acoustic) Dan Darnell – Right Now Egor Budennyy – Coming Back To You Neon Niteclub – Golden Veronica – River In The Sky Knuckleheadz…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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Idiosyncratic Transmissions Podcast – Episode 461 27:55

3y ago27:55

27:55

Music from Jamendo and the FuMP. Theme song from Dan at DanOSongs.com. Cole Powell – Not the One to Say (I Told You So) Kristian Vuljar – I Say That I Feel Better Lessky – Por Jugar Con Fuego Pierce…By Idiosyncratic Transmissions

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