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A successful initial public offering (IPO) involves intensive planning and effort, both before and after the IPO date. With our decades of experience helping companies go public, we can help you get ready for the big day — and beyond.
What EY can do for you
All our work on IPOs and secondary listings shows us that the most critical success factors are:
- Approaching the IPO as a transformational process rather than just the transaction
- Behaving and operating as a public company at least one year before the IPO
- Outperforming competitors on key performance measures before, during and after the IPO
You can save time and costs, and reduce uncertainties, by adopting a structured approach to your preparation and life after listing. This starts 12 to 24 months prior to going public with strategic considerations and IPO planning:
Readiness for IPO inevitably will mean you have to make changes, such as:
- Organization change
- Leadership and management responsibilities
- Transparency
- Ownership structure and control
- Leading financial organization
- Delivering on promises to investors
We carry out IPO readiness assessments to help you identify the most critical changes you will have to make.
First, we look at the capital agenda and IPO as a strategic option. We compare the relative merits of a multitrack approach, the pros and cons of an IPO, and help you evaluate what life will be like as a public company.
An understanding of the IPO markets is important; so we introduce you to the data that will help you act at the best possible time, and we provide detailed analysis of the markets that helps you make that decision.
We evaluate the relative merits of the home market or of a cross-border listing.
Finally, we help you determine what you are going to prioritize to prepare for life as a public company.
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The team
Rachel Gerring
EY Americas IPO Leader
IPO readiness and financial accounting advisor. Sounding board for CXOs and entrepreneurs. Transformation guide. Wife and mother of two remarkable daughters.
Nashville, USA
Jackie Kelley
EY US-West IPO Leader
IPO and strategic transaction advisor. Growth-focused leader. C-suite sounding board. Featured source in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and other news outlets.
Irvine, USA
David Brown
Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC Head of US Equity Capital Markets
Capital markets and corporate finance advisor, specializing in equity and equity-linked transactions and considerations. Product agnostic perspectives. Cubs fan. Bleeds Northwestern purple. Proud dad.
New York, USA
Mark Schwartz
IPO and SPAC Advisory Leader
Corporate finance advisor, experienced in IPOs, listings, carveouts and related public and private market equity transactions.
Miami, USA
Winna Brown
EY Americas ESG Private Equity Leader; Partner, Private Equity Client Service, Ernst & Young LLP
Trusted advisor to fast-growing transitional companies. Believes in what matters and who accompanies the ride – family, friends, trusted relationships.
Boston, USA
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