Going Public Vs. Staying Private: Understanding When The Time Is Right
The timing of your IPO can be a crucial factor in its success. So how do you know when the rime is right? Here's what you need to know:
The timing of your IPO can be a crucial factor in its success. So how do you know when the rime is right? Here's what you need to know:
There are risks to going public, but there are benefits too. Learn the differences between public and private companies executives must know
Your IPO is a pivotal moment for your company, but it's only the beginning. Learn how to avoid common mistakes newly public companies make.
Learn how 908 Devices leveraged Irwin throughout their IPO journey to better track and manage investor interactions.
Catherine Buan is an award-winning IR executive with over 20 years in the tech industry and currently leads IR at Asana. Catherine’s experience spans several blue-chip Silicon Valley firms, including Oracle, Ariba, SAP Business Objects, DocuSign, AppDynamics, Okta, and Lyft. Catherine has been a part of several IPOs during her career, including Lyft, DocuSign, and Ariba.
Alex Jorgensen leads Prosek’s investor relations advisory practice, bringing diversified investor relations and corporate communications experience spanning the financial services, media and entertainment, technology, healthcare and life sciences industries. Alex has advised on over 35 go-to-market transactions across IPOs, Spins, SPACs and traditional M&A. In 2020, Alex was named to the National Investor Relations Institute’s 40-Under-40 list recognizing impactful IR professionals, and he currently sits on the committee of its New York NextGen chapter.
Chris Mayo, CFA, is the Head of Primary Markets, Americas, at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Chris helps companies and investment managers from the Americas access capital through corporate equity, debt, and fund listings on London’s public markets. He has more than 25 years of corporate finance experience in New York and London for Barclays, Salomon Smith Barney, Citi, and Schroders and has executed IPOs, financings, and M&A transactions in the US and Europe worth tens of billions of dollars. Previously, Chris was the Primary Markets specialist for LSEG in the technology and life science sectors and was also an investor and Head of Strategy for an early-stage cloud-managed services company, which exited to a UK technology company.
During the webinar "Your Journey to and Through the Public Markets: Attract, Engage, and Retain Investors", the irlabs, Odyssey Trust, and Irwin teams discuss the best strategies for attracting new investors as a public company.