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Wide Bridge, Inc. Teams Up with MZ North America To Expand Pre-IPO Advisory Services
NEW YORK, November 6, 2019 — Wide Bridge, Inc. (WBI), a premier provider of investor relations and financial advisory services, today announced its partnership with MZ North America, the US division of MZ Group – a multinational company and the world’s largest independent investor relations and corporate communications firm, to jointly propel expansion of Pre-IPO Advisory Services aimed to guide companies through every step of the journey to a successful IPO.
Wide Bridge, Inc.’s CEO and Co-Founder Alina Plaia, will head MZ’s mission to lead private companies through the complex IPO process, from careful planning and impeccable execution to consequently flowing successful IR strategy and support, expanding into post-IPO phase. Services span initial assessments of IPO readiness, testing the waters as early as 24 months prior to planned listing, advice on optimal investment banking syndicate selection, prospectus and marketing materials creation, as well as key investor introductions long before the IPO roadshow.
“Our focus is to equip clients with the knowledge they need to navigate the IPO journey,” said Alina. “The end goal is a winning IPO that continues to create value for all shareholders year over year, strengthens corporate and financial brand of our clients, enhances their visibility, transparency, market positioning, and management credibility. Our team will serve as an internal chaperone, acting as an issuer’s advocate and advisor, exercising the highest degree of fiduciary duty to the client company, its management, its Board, and its stakeholders. I look forward to combining my Pre-IPO, investment banking, and IR experience with incredible technological and financial resources, diverse expertise, and global brand of MZ Group, to broadening the spectrum of its much-needed services into the pre-IPO segment.”
Ted Haberfield, President of MZ North America, added, “MZ understands the key attributes of an effective IPO and transition to a public company. With Alina’s extensive capital markets achievements, such as raising over $1Bn in capital for clients across all market caps, combined with MZ’s established investor relations program and technology solutions, we can now offer services throughout the complete lifetime of a company. We welcome her aboard the MZ team.”
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We hope this article will launch an interesting educational series for corporate issuers, shedding more light on the IPO process and urging companies to educate themselves meticulously on the IPO process and all possible consequent scenarios. We also hope this series will raise awareness of the importance to OWN this process and the ongoing responsibility of companies to adhere to the best standards in corporate reporting and communication to operate well regardless of changes prompted by macro or regulations.
Wide Bridge, Inc. CEO and Co-Founder Alina V. Plaia Awarded Investor Relations Charter
December 12, 2018, Irvine, California – Wide Bridge, Inc. (WBI), a premier provider of investor relations and financial advisory services, is proud to announce that Alina Plaia, Company’s CEO and a co-founder, has been awarded an Investor Relations Charter (IRC®) credential by the Certification Council of the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) – a global elite professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants.
About Wide Bridge, Inc.
Wide Bridge, Inc.® (WBI) is a premier investor relations advisory and financial services company that caters to the needs of small to mid-cap publicly traded companies and privately owned small and medium size enterprises. WBI specializes in pre-IPO assessment, capital markets advisory, investor relations strategy, corporate access and other investor-focused events, proactive investor relations management, private placement advisory, and all aspects of corporate communications. For more information please visit Wide Bridge, Inc. website.
About NIRI
Founded in 1969, NIRI is the professional association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The largest professional investor relations association in the world, NIRI’s more than 3,300 members represent over 1,600 publicly held companies and $9 trillion in stock market capitalization.
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