Successful completion of this module enables the participants to:

1. Identify and assess suitable IPO candidates;
2. Understand the advantages and disadvantages of public offerings;
3. Prepare SEC-required registration statements and other supporting documents, e.g., the prospectus, underwriting  agreement, disclosure statements, historical as well as projected financial statements, etc.;
4. Offer strategy, valuation, pricing and timing advice to IPO candidates;
5. Appropriately coordinate public issues with accountants, lawyers and regulatory bodies; and
6. Manage security underwritings for their firms.

The course, which employs lectures, interactive discussions, case studies and practical application exercises, covers the following areas:

• Investment banking and the money and capital markets: a brief introduction
• Rationale and applicable frameworks for going public
• Applicable laws and regulations
• Identification and selection of suitable candidates
• Preparation of registration statements, prospectuses and other relevant documentation
• Determination of offering strategy, valuing, pricing and timing of the issue
• Coordination with underwriting and selling agents and other consultants
• Listing in the Philippines Stock Exchange
• After issuance/listing responsibilities
• Role of venture capital and asset securitization in funds raising

Mr. Jaime Alejandro F. Mendejar is a seasoned banker with over 17 years of experience. He is based in Hong Kong where he is currently Senior Manager, Sustainable Finance for Commercial Banking, Asia Pacific. In this regional role, Mr. Mendejar is responsible for business development and origination, which includes identifying, structuring, and executing sustainable finance solutions for HSBC’s corporate clients across 17 markets in Asia. These solutions support the implementation of the sustainability strategies of HSBC’s diverse corporate customer base and contribute to HSBC’s commitment to raise between $750 billion to $1 trillion in financing for its customers by 2030. 

Prior to this role, Mr. Mendejar was Senior Vice President and Head of the Financial Institutions Group and Public Sector at HSBC Philippines. He led a team that managed relationships across multinational and local banks, insurance companies, asset managers, multilateral agencies, and government corporations. He also actively engaged with Philippine regulators and government agencies on sustainability initiatives and assisted banks and the sovereign issue award-winning green, social and sustainability bonds. He spent 12 years as an investment banker in Debt Capital Markets, executing hundreds of local and global bond deals, some of which were first of their kind – including the first public offshore green bonds for a Philippine corporation, and ASEAN’s first COVID-response social bond by a financial institution.

Outside of HSBC, Mr. Mendejar designed and taught the first sustainable finance course at the Ateneo Professional Schools – Center for Continuing Education. He is also a published author, and his works have been in Scopus-indexed international journals. His research focuses on sustainable finance challenges in the Philippines, some of which have won awards, including the 2023 Outstanding Scholarly Work Award for the John Gokongwei School of Management at the Ateneo de Manila University. He also won the 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards for Sustainability Education and Communication Leadership by SustainabilityPH, recognizing Filipino sustainability leaders under 40 across a variety of sectors.

He is concurrently pursuing his Masters in Sustainability Management and has a certificate from London Business School on Sustainability Leadership and Corporate Responsibility.