The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the IPO process. Testing-the-waters meetings had consistently increased in number in recent years, which resulted in shorter IPO roadshows even pre-pandemic. Roadshows continued to be compressed during the transition to virtual roadshows, a format which many institutional investors have become accustomed to now as a result of
Public Company Readiness
SEC Announces Dates for 40th Annual Small Business Forum
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced it will hold its 40th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation virtually from May 24 – 27, 2021. The Forum, hosted by the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, will take place over four days and will feature a number of topics. …
Ready, Set, Go? Public Company Readiness for Private Companies Merging with SPACs
By Carlos E. Juarez on
Privately held companies preparing for an initial public offering often undertake a public company readiness assessment and seek to identify the gaps that must be addressed prior to their becoming subject to the corporate governance and other rules applicable to public companies. Often, this assessment is conducted over a period of months and the IPO…