Our services overview

Avenir can help guide you successfully through the company formation process. If you are looking to incorporate a company in the UK, Ireland or Channel Islands and you need assistance please contact us for further information or read our Company Formations service sheet.

Avenir offers a range of administrative support services necessary for CREST enablement. We also offer a wide range of investor relations administrative support including large & complex shareholder mailings, General Meeting management, voting services, shareholder query management, managing transfers & transmissions and other support requirements that companies may face click here to find out about our Investor Relations and other services. Please contact us for further information.

Avenir collaborates with corporate advisers and lawyers to get companies market ready and CREST enabled. If you are looking for a corporate adviser or lawyer please feel free to contact one of the organisations in our professional network, contact us for further information or read more about our services for equity listings and bond issuance.

Avenir collaborates with teams of advisers during the bookbuilding phase. Avenir also works closely with company directors and crowdfunding platform to facilitate bookbuilding and shareholder management. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek or have an existing stock exchange listing, to existing or new bond issuers  and to private companies and Crowdfunding platforms.

Avenir can act as receiving agent working with the issuer and corporate adviser to manage the initial IPO subscription process. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek or have an existing stock exchange listing, to existing or new bond issuers and to private companies and Crowdfunding platforms.

An ISIN is a code that uniquely identifies a specific securities issue. Avenir can apply for an ISIN for each security to be issued. We assist with GB (UK) and IE (Irish) ISIN numbers. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek a stock exchange listing and for bond and bond issuers.

If the security is seeking a listing on a stockmarket Avenir can help enable the security in CREST for automatic dematerialised settlement. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek a stock exchange listing and for bond and bond issuers.

Avenir provides comprehensive share registrar and administrative solutions to support companies during and after a fundraising round. We offer our services for a range of securities including shares and bonds for those who do not wish to be listed on an exchange and perhaps not be CREST enabled. Avenir ensures that your company is set up with an accurate and auditable share register and provide an automated up to date Cap table. Using Avenir prepares your business for growth and a potential future exit. Our services also extend to Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), Crowdfunding platform, Mutual Fund or Venture Capital Trust (VCT). Avenir offers a tailor-made service for private companies and Crowdfunding platforms.

Once share subscriptions are in a process, share allotment and share issuance follows. We collaborate with teams of advisers and lawyers to support this process. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek a stock exchange listing and for bond and bond issuers.

Full CREST enablement permits securities to be traded automatically and electronically, both on exchange and broker to broker. Securities can also be held and maintained in dematerialised format, as opposed to paper certificates. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek or have an existing stock exchange listing, to existing or new bond issuers and to private companies and Crowdfunding platforms.

Sometimes a company wants to move from an existing registrar. Avenir has a proven process for guiding companies and advisers through this move. Please contact us for a quote.

Where paper share of other securities certificates are permitted, we facilitate issuance as per offer documents and articles of association. The Avenir Register also offers online access to view and print (share) certificates. Avenir offers these services to companies who seek or have an existing stock exchange listing, for existing or new bond issuers and to to private companies and Crowdfunding platforms.

Once securities are issued, the company has an obligation to keep in touch with its investors. In many cases this may involve sourcing dedicated staff, but these costs may prove restrictive for some companies. Avenir offers a range of bespoke administrative services to mange your investor relations. Whether it is email fulfilment, postage, organising shareholder meetings or dealing with shareholder queries, Avenir can tailor-make an administrative service to suit your need.

Corporate actions cover a broad range of activities such as rights issues, dividends and coupon payments, any of which can have a direct impact on holders of the relevant securities. Avenir provides a comprehensive corporate actions service that ensures the correct administration and completion of any payments, regardless of whether the holder sits inside or outside of the CREST system.

Electronic securities transfers happen automatically for dematerialised holders in the <CREST> <EUI> <CSD>. For buy and sell transactions which involve paper certificates Avenir handles all transfer documents and transmission documents to ensure legal title transfers properly from one holder to the next. At all times Avenir’s register keeps an auditable record of all the holders of the security. Trading activity is monitored and real-time reports including Cap tables can downloaded straight into excel.

Securities may come to a planned end of life. Avenir will ensure that all necessary steps are considered and accounted for, and that redemptions are completed both timely and professionally. Ensuring that your company maintains an auditable register of (share) holders means that your company is ready for growth, future merger and acquisition activity and potential stock market listing.