Webinar on ‘Listing Your Family Business on the CSE’

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, facilitating growth and development opportunities for the private sector, will conduct a webinar on ‘Listing Your Family Business on the Colombo Stock Exchange’ on November 23.

Conducted in partnership with Acuity Partners, the webinar will focus on demystifying the process of listing companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), with industry experts offering comprehensive perspectives and advice on funding the growth of family businesses to reach their full potential, the chamber said in a media release.

The session will introduce participants to the process of listing on the CSE, providing information on topics such as the requirements to be met in order to be eligible to list on the CSE as well as a summary of the continuous listing requirements, available options for listing and the board on which a company can be listed and the advantages and disadvantages of listing. Common concerns of family businesses considering listing, including concern regarding control of the business, investor expectations, options available for funding growth and the future of the business, will also be addressed.

Rajeeva Bandaranaike – CEO, Colombo Stock Exchange, Brahmanage Premalal – Chairman, Prime Group and Prime Lands Residencies, PLC, Hardy Jamaldeen – Director, Hayleys PLC, Lanka Realty Investments PLC and Steradian Capital (Pvt) Ltd, Naveen Gunawardane – Managing Director/Co-Founder, Lynear Wealth Management (Pvt) Ltd and Lynear Partners (Pvt) Ltd, Ray Abeywardena – Group CEO/Managing Director, Acuity Partners (Pvt) Ltd. and Amani Ranaweera – Vice President Corporate Finance, Acuity Partners (Pvt) Ltd. will join the panel discussion.  

The webinar will be conducted from 6.00 p.m – 7.30 p.m via MS Teams. Participation is free and registration is now open at https://event.chamber.lk/Register/Event/142