Joseph Calata, President & Chief Executive Officer of Calata Corporation is joined by Romeo C. Alba (left), Chairman & Managing Partner and Michael D. Roxas (right), Partner-in-Charge of Alba Romeo & Co. Alba Romeo & Co. is the external auditor of Calata Corporation and was instrumental in the preparations for the IPO of the company.
FARM SUPPLIER Calata Corporation successfully debuted on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. 31-year-old Joseph Calata is the youngest Chief Executive Officer to head a publicly-listed company. Calata Corporation’s main business is distribution of farm supplies and inputs.
To prepare for the IPO, Calata Corporation enlisted Alba Romeo & Co. as their external auditors. Alba Romeo & Co. is the Philippine member firm for the international network of BDO International Ltd., a UK company representing the conglomerate of member firms worldwide. BDO is the 5th largest accounting and consulting network in the world with 1,118 offices in over 135 countries.
Calata Corporation plans to aggressively expand it's business by putting up retail stores all over Luzon this year. Proceeds from the IPO will be used for the company's expansion.
Romeo C. Alba, Chairman & Managing Partner of Alba Romeo & Co. (far right) with Jaime C. Laya, Chairman of Philtrust Bank, Jaime J. Martirez, Chairman-Executive Committee of Unicapital Group and Ricardo L. Fernandez, President of Unicapital Group at the official initial public offering of Calata Corporation on the Philippine Stock Exchange last Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Alba Romeo & Co. acted as external auditors of Calata Corporation. Alba Romeo & Co. is the Philippine member firm for the international network of BDO International Ltd., a UK company representing the conglomerate of member firms worldwide. BDO is the 5th largest accounting and consulting network in the world with 1,118 offices in over 135 countries. Unicapital was underwriter for the IPO.
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