Capital Raising
We assist in raising capital through the offering of shares or bonds and support you throughout the entire process.
Services to your company
At LHV, we like challenges because we are able to offer well-thought-out and smart solutions to them. We have been through several complex corporate events of LHV Group ourselves: listing of shares and bonds on the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange, raising additional capital, share split, holding an electronic vote at the general meeting, etc. To this end, we have created a number of technical solutions and thoroughly tested them on the best test client – LHV Group.
Paying Agent Services
We administer interest payments and related administrative activities, allowing you to focus on managing your business.
Investor Register Management
We maintain investor records and securities account information to ensure clear and accurate reporting.
As our own most demanding customer, we know our solutions work and are happy to offer the same experience and confidence to other companies.
Raising capital
- LHV’s experienced team offers support to your company in issuing securities and increasing the share capital both through a cash deposit and through a fund issue.
- We ensure quick and smooth capital raising for the company and for the investors who participated in the offer. In doing so, we provide support in communicating with securities register and stock exchange.
- Our goal is to ensure pleasant cooperation, smooth listing of securities and efficient settlement of investors’ accounts.
Paying agent service
- LHV’s paying agent service is intended for companies that issue bonds and wish to transfer interest payments and related administrative activities to LHV. The service is suitable for both local and international issuers who value simplicity, time savings and assurance.
- As a paying agent, LHV submits all the necessary applications and special instructions to the securities register on behalf of the issuer for each interest payment. LHV transfers the total amount of interest payments either to the account of the securities register or directly to investors, depending on the type of bond, and, if necessary, also manages tax exemptions related to nominee accounts and investment accounts.
- The service is available to companies that are issuing or planning to issue bonds and want to raise capital as an alternative to bank loans. For the company, using LHV’s paying agent service means less administrative burden as LHV organises the interest payments and necessary documentation, significant time savings as there is no need to create separate processes and systems, and assurance that payments and tax reporting comply with the applicable legal and tax requirements.
Investor registration
- The investor (bondholder) registration service is intended for bond issuers who make interest payments through the Estonian Register of Securities (Nasdaq CSD) and need accurate and up-to-date information about investors using investment accounts.
- LHV collects, stores and manages the data of bondholders on behalf of the issuer throughout the term of the bond and organises communication with the Estonian Register of Securities. Within the framework of the service, LHV collects investment account information, maintains the register of investors in accordance with GDPR and other requirements, and submits the necessary applications to the Estonian Register of Securities before each interest payment. It also provides special instructions for Estonian resident investors, from whom income tax is not withheld, and sends a tax report to the issuer after the interest payment, which simplifies further tax accounting.
Investors’ investment account and income tax deferral applications
- For investors, the application process is simple and consistent. For the company, using LHV’s investor registration service means an accurate and reliable investor register, simpler tax accounting and reporting, and less administrative burden and risk of error.