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Fintech company goes public

A global firm advised Afterpay, which offers online shoppers the chance to ‘buy now, pay later’, on its ASX listing and initial public offering.

May 13, 2016 • By Lara Bullock

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Firms: Baker & McKenzie (Afterpay Holdings Limited)

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Deal: Afterpay Holdings Limited listed on the ASX and launched an IPO.

Value: $165 million

Area: IPO

Key players: The Baker & McKenzie team was led by partner Guy Sanderson (pictured), with assistance from special counsel Riccardo Troiano, and associates Tim Pirera and Jeanie Chang.

Deal significance: Afterpay Holdings Limited is a fintech company with a 'buy now, pay later' product that offers simple instalment plans for online shoppers, allowing a purchase to be paid for in four equal fortnightly instalments, interest-free.

Afterpay listed on the ASX and sought $165 million funding capital through a fully underwritten IPO for further expansion.

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