Equity Capital Markets

Fortis' Capital Markets Group delivers the best solutions for your equity concerns. With teams of dedicated professionals in an international network of offices, we cover the full range of your financial needs – at every stage of your company's development. We can help you raise capital through numerous financial strategies, and give expert help with investment transactions as well as advice on corporate strategy and structure. We can also bring to bear outstanding distribution capacity and placement power with institutional and private investors.

Our clients

While Fortis serves the equity financing needs of corporates of all sizes, our specialty is helping small and mid-cap listed companies. Our teams are extremely strong in providing solutions for the shipping, bio-technology and energy sectors, in addition to offering particular experience in the French, Spanish and BeNeLux markets.

How we can help you

Fortis' capital markets specialists can advise you on a wide range of transactions, including

Initial Public Offering

We manage your IPO process, starting with advisory on the rationale to go public and discussion of strategy. Fortis can take care of all official documentation (including the prospectus), the valuation of the company and the marketing of the shares to institutional and retail investors, especially those top-tier investors with whom we have strong relationships. After your IPO, Fortis will publish research to help maintain a healthy market for your stock.  

Primary & Secondary offerings

As lead manager, we can handle all of the official documentation – including the prospectus – and the marketing of your public offering. Your company and Fortis will undertake a roadshow to visit every top-tier institutional and retail investor with which Fortis has a privileged relationship.

Private Placements

We are fully equipped to manage your private placement. We can advise you on timing, positioning, valuation and all relevant documentation, including a private placement memorandum

Block trades

In the case of a block trade, Fortis Capital Markets can underwrite a fixed number of shares at a fixed price before the deal is announced to the market. In general, there are no fees for such transactions, instead, the relevant issue price is usually the prevailing market price less a discount.

Fortis Merchant Banking: the right choice

 Fortis is a member of all major European stock exchanges, and we provide services on all other European stock exchanges, as well as NYSE.  The Fortis Capital Markets group is well-positioned to help with IPOs, and we continue to support our clients after the offering with outstanding research.  In addition, our knowledgeable sales force has access to top-tier institutional investors, which allows us to swiftly execute primary and secondary offerings as well. We understand these investors' portfolio profiles and investment strategies, and can therefore selectively approach them, resulting in the swift execution of your private placements. Lastly, our world-class Equity Research & Sales platform and our solid experience in block trades makes Fortis the investment bank of choice when our clients aim to monetise their stakes at short notice.