Comment / Against the odds: Porsche IPO – lessons for DB Schenker

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As you may have noticed, luxury carmaker Porsche AG has managed to blossom into a brand new listed company and, despite heightened volatility and risk-off prevalence at the time its IPO was executed in late Q3 22, so far so good: not only did it make it but its traded stock is doing quite well on the market.

Conveniently for us, there are lessons for a major IPO candidate in transport and logistics (T&L): Deutsche Bahn-owned DB Schenker, of course.

Sowing the seeds

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