Kasapreko PLC has officially lifted on the Ghana Stock Exchange after a successful Initial Public Offering which saw the company raise GHS 700 million through the stock market.
The listing which took place at the Cedi House on Monday,June 15,2026 brought together key stakeholders across the finance and trade industry including the Minister of Trade and Agribusiness, the Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Managing Director of Ghana Stock Exchange(GSE)among others.
Delivering the welcome address, the Managing Director of the GSE, Abena Amoah highlighted on the exceptional performance of the exchange over the past few years explaining that the exchange has executed over 457,000 trades so far this year as compared to the 63,000 executed in the same period last year.
“Ladies and gentlemen, this listing comes during a period of exceptional performance in our market. I suggest last Friday our composite index was up almost 65 percent, building on three consecutive years of strong growth. Even more striking for us at the exchange is the number of trades executed on the markets, on our equities markets so far to May this year.Over 457,000 trades have been executed compared to 63,000 only the same period last year, an increase of over 625 percent and a lot of this interest coming from retail investors.” She stated
Abena Amoah also added that the exchange is actively engaging the government to oversee the listing of some State-Owned Enterprises as part efforts to improve market liquidity.
“Also through the government, we are actively advancing the listing of SOEs, a programme strongly supported by His Excellency the President, a firm during his recent visit to the London Stock Exchange. We believe this initiative will unlock value, strengthen governance and deepen our markets further.” She added
The Managing Director of Kasapreko PLC, Richard Adjei, also advocated for improved investor and stock market education to improve market liquidity.
“We need stronger investor education to improve market liquidity” he stated
Also Speaking at the listing, the founder of Kasapreko PLC, Dr. Kwabena Adjei stated the mission of the company is “to build one of Africa’s most respected beverage and consumer goods companies.”
Dr. Kwabena Adjei also urged young people who wish to leave a mark in the world to dream big,remain resilient and stay focused arguing that this is the cheat code needed to becoming successful.
“To the youth, the youth who is listening today, my advice is dare dream big, stay focused, remain resilient, give your dreams legs. Roll up your sleeves, because the world is waiting for you.”Dr. Kwabena Adjei added
According to reports the listing of Kasapreko PLC will not only see to an expansion in the operations of the indigenous beverage company but will also create over to 1,000 direct jobs and 2,100 indirect jobs.
With this,Kasapreko PLC becomes the first and only company on the Ghana Stock Exchange to raise capital through both the corporate bond market and the equities market.
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