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Initial Public Offerings and Going Public Decisions
When successful startups decide to go public, they face a complex decision involving the benefits of access to public capital markets and the costs of regulatory compliance and shareholder pressure. This episode traces the mechanics of IPOs, examining how underwriters price shares, how initial investors gain liquidity, and how public ownership changes corporate governance. We analyze the role of lock-up periods (which prevent early investors from selling immediately after the IPO) in managing supply and demand for newly public shares. The episode explores the relationship between IPO pricing…
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