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Authors: Dan Brecher, Dan Brecher
Date: July 7, 2016
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212-286-0747 dbrecher@sh-law.comThe number of initial public offerings (IPO’s) is down 60 percent in the second quarter of 2016. There were only 33 IPOs as compared to 72 in the second quarter of 2015. However, while the IPO market has been relatively quiet in 2016, the firms that have made the plunge have been very successful.
According to IPOScoop.com, the total return of IPOs so far this year is more than 24 percent, with only eight companies seeing stocks decline. The trend highlights that in turbulent financial times, the companies that decide to become public are often candidates with the strongest support.
Before deciding to take your company public, it is important to understand both the risks and the rewards. While businesses taking the IPO route receive the “clout” associated with being a publicly traded company, they also face costly and burdensome regulatory obligations. A 2012 survey by accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP revealed that “while initial public offerings (IPOs) provide companies an opportunity to reinvent themselves, many of them embark upon the process without a thorough understanding of the costs, time and complexity associated with both going public and being public.”
To give your IPO the best chance of success, it is important to be prepared and to go into the process with an understanding of how to best take advantage of the benefits and how to avoid certain traps. Below are a few specific tips:
Is your business considering going public? Are you still uncertain about how to approach the IPO process? Please contact me, Dan Brecher, with any questions.
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