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In this episode, MTN Uganda CEO Wim Vanhelleputte, Stanbic Uganda Head of Investment Banking Paul Muganwa, and representatives from SBG Securities and Dyer and Blair Investment Bank. We discuss the MTN IPO, MTN’s business model, and the state of the Ugandan capital markets.
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Show Notes
00:00:00 Introduction
00:05:09 What’s an IPO?
00:07:52 History and key milestones
00:13:14 Business model and strategic initiatives
00:18:54 The Ugandan economy
00:22:49 Stanbic Uganda’s, SBG Securities’, and Dyer & Blair’s role
00:28:57 MTN Uganda’s ownership and listing reasons
00:34:51 Bonus shares
00:36:32 IPO application process
00:49:23 Capital allocation
00:54:52 Ugandan capital markets
00:58:11 MTN’s future
01:07:04 Money transfer vs network business
01:09:35 Cross-border participation process
01:14:11 MTN’s management team
01:21:07 MTN’s valuation
01:30:58 Skin in the game?
Episode 5: MTN Uganda IPO