CDC Capital was founded in 2004 and is a German audit firm based in Munich. In addition to traditional auditing, we provide capital market services for our clients in the micro- and small-cap sectors. We offer relevant experience from 100+ audit mandates and 50+ stock exchange listings. CDC’s list of references includes German and international issuers ranging up to S-DAX and Tech-DAX index companies, with a total managed issuance volume exceeding €1 billion. CDC has many years of experience as an official listing partner of leading European stock exchanges and maintains an extensive network of investors, which forms the basis of our placement strength in the crucial areas of fundraising and capital procurement. We act in a pragmatic and results-oriented manner based on our own long-standing experience as entrepreneurs. Furthermore, we are flexible and price-sensitive regarding the requirements of our clients.
Jörn J. Follmer, MBA - Project Leader
- M.B.A. – Entrepreneur and ECM Expert / Investment Banking with 50+ IPOs, providing experience on ‘both sides’ of the table
- Experience as Operational CEO/Founder with the sale of my mobile communications company to a NASDAQ-listed telco group in 1999, followed by SEC compliance; execution of an IPO in 2005 on the General Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange for my logistics company and several years of post-listing obligations starting in 2005; currently executing a Reverse Takeover transaction (RTO) / listing of one of my companies in Canada on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) in the role of Chairman of the Board
- Experience as a ‘non-executive’ investor in the execution of stock exchange listings on the Deutsche Börse for companies with significant shareholdings in 2006 (IT refurbishment) and 2008 (logistics)
- Experience as a Member of the Supervisory Board of several listed AGs, including the execution and chairing of Annual General Meetings (AGMs)
- Experience as Project Manager – the IPO as a complex process with approx. 10+ participants (issuer, legal counsel, tax advisor, auditors, court-appointed experts, commercial register judges, notaries, Clearstream, banks, BaFin, stock exchange, consultants/project managers, etc.) who must be coordinated and contacted continuously by me as the project manager to ensure a timely and on-budget implementation of the IPO in the interest of the issuer. In over 50 projects with issuers from many countries, I have successfully implemented IPOs and subsequent capital raisings. In this capacity, I act as an entrepreneur—results-oriented, pragmatic, and cost-efficient.
Other partners: CDC auditing and tax consulting with capital market-relevant experience
Philipp Campbell
Tax advisor and lawyer
- Experience as an attorney at two international law firms
- Long-standing experience as a Tax Advisor & Attorney advising corporations, including publicly listed companies: preparation of annual financial statements, restructurings, international tax law
- CEO of a listed stock corporation, listed on the Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard)
- Advisory experience regarding IPOs, reverse IPOs, mandatory offers (WpÜG), prospectus drafting, and compliance (BaFin, WpHG, etc.)
Rainer Merthan
Tax advisor and auditor
- Many years of experience in all professional tasks typical of the field, particularly the auditing of SMEs
- Preparation of business valuations (IDW expert opinions)
- Execution of Due Diligence reviews
- Preparation of numerous SMEs for IPOs on behalf of securities trading banks