Should I take my company public?

Many CEOs struggle with whether they should take their company public or not. The truth is that going public isn't for everyone. The right CEO can leverage a public listing to attract talent, raise capital, complete acquisitions and create significant wealth for all shareholders. However, the wrong CEO will find the process to be distracting, time consuming, expensive and will not extract enough business or financial benefit. It usually takes us one phone call to determine whether a CEO has the right mindset to go public. Most do not.

We believe you should consider taking your company public if your company is already generating revenue, ideally more than $5 million per year, has an experienced team, has an innovative product or service, can grow organically, is or has the potential to grow by acquisition, is reasonable with respect to valuation and is prepared to take professional advice regarding how best to go public and ultimately maximize the opportunity. As public listing advisors, we're happy to spend half an hour to understand your specific situation and provide you with complimentary feedback and recommendations.

Most companies don't have the internal experience or knowledge required to plan or manage a direct listing, reverse merger or initial public offering. As a result, companies engage a financial advisory firm like ours or attempt to take their own company public by themselves. It's certainly possible to complete a direct listing or IPO without professional help, but the cost of high-quality advisors should substantially be offset by a faster process with lower-cost and a much higher probability of success.

You can learn more about taking your company public, see some of our transactions, read about our services or contact us if you have any questions.