2018 IPO Report

2018 IPO Report

Publication

The 2018 IPO Report offers a detailed IPO market review and outlook, plus useful market metrics and articles on topics of interest, including:

  • Rates of adoption of JOBS Act relief by emerging growth companies (EGCs)
  • Recent changes to SEC staff policies intended to encourage public offerings, including the new nonpublic review process available to non-EGC companies
  • The pitfalls and opportunities presented by initial coin offerings
  • New SEC guidance on cybersecurity disclosure
  • Tips for boards overseeing cybersecurity risk
  • The increasing use of multi-class capital structures by US technology companies
  • The emergence of Regulation A and direct listings as alternatives to traditional IPOs
  • Important elements of the IPO process, including the underwriting agreement, board requirements, and disclosure obligations for company directors, officers and stockholders

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