GSK Stockmann advised the fintech company Eleving Group on the completion of the largest offer of shares by way of an initial public offering (IPO) of a privately held company in Latvia and subsequent listing and trading of the offered shares on the Nasdaq Baltic Main List and Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s regulated market Prime Standard. With the IPO, Eleving Group aims to offer investors an opportunity to invest in one of the fastest growing, Baltic-headquartered, and Luxembourg-domiciled fintech companies operating in vehicle and consumer financing segments across 16 markets and three continents.
The GSK Stockmann team from Luxembourg, led by Andreas Heinzmann, provided comprehensive legal advice to Eleving including the drafting of the prospectus, the share capital increase and the dual listing of the shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange´s regulated market and on the Nasdaq Baltic main list.
Eleving Group has driven innovation in financial technology around the world since its foundation in Latvia in 2012. As of today, the group operates in 16 markets and three continents, encouraging financial inclusion and upward social mobility in underserved communities around the globe. Eleving Group has developed a multi-brand portfolio for its vehicle and consumer finance business lines, with around 2/3 of the portfolio comprising secured vehicle loans and mobility products, with Mogo as the leading brand, and around 1/3 of the portfolio including unsecured consumer finance products, with Kredo and Tigo as the segment’s flagship brands. Currently, 55 % of the group’s portfolio is located in Europe, 32 % in Africa, and 13 % in the rest of the world.
The following GSK Stockmann team advised Eleving:
Andreas Heinzmann (Lead Partner – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets | Luxembourg), Hawa Mahamoud (Senior Associate – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets | Luxembourg), Katharina Schramm (Senior Associate – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets | Luxembourg), Eva Jean (Associate – Banking, Finance and Capital Markets | Luxembourg), Chara Papagiannidi (Senior Associate – Corporate and Capital Markets | Luxembourg), Dr. Alexander Thomas (Partner – Corporate and Capital Markets | Munich), Anna Gassner (Partner – Corporate and M&A | Luxembourg), Mathilde Ostertag (Partner –Tax | Luxembourg), Adrien Kleinschmidt (Senior Associate – Tax | Luxembourg), Dominik Berka (Local Partner – Tax | Frankfurt)
