The IPO You Almost Gave Up On: What Seplat's 74% Collapse Can Teach Dangote Refinery IPO Investors

‎There is a particular danger with IPO investing that is easy to underestimate. You can buy into a company you genuinely believe in, watch the business go through a difficult period, and then watch the stock price fall so sharply that you begin to question the entire investment. ‎Seplat provides one of the clearest examples on the Nigerian market. When Seplat was listed in April 2014, investors bought the shares at N576. The stock initially performed strongly, rising to around N700 shortly... Read more

  Economy   Sep 9, 2026   0   10  Add to Reading List
The IPO You Almost Gave Up On: What Seplat's 74% Collapse Can Teach Dangote Refinery IPO Investors












‎There is a particular danger with IPO investing that is easy to underestimate. You can buy into a company you genuinely believe in, watch the business go through a difficult period, and then watch the stock price fall so sharply that you begin to question the entire investment.

‎Seplat provides one of the clearest examples on the Nigerian market. When Seplat was listed in April 2014, investors bought the shares at N576. The stock initially performed strongly, rising to around N700 shortly...

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