How to Prepare a Company for an Initial Public Offering
An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare fo... Read more
Going Public Through an IPO
Recent Going Public Through an IPO Articles
With IPO, Tesla Hopes to Raise $100 Million
The latest in a string of clean-tech IPO announcements, the electric car company's long-anticipated stock sale could propel it to household-name status. Read more
Mark Zuckerberg Takes Control and Fending off Hackers
Is Facebook secretly preparing for an IPO? The company says no, but a step taken yesterday suggests otherwise. The Wall Street Journal Read more
Two IPOs Beat the Odds
OpenTable and SolarWinds go public and see their initial public offerings soar. Read more
IPO Market Declines Continue
Investors are taking a wait and see approach to the economy, market watchers say. Read more
We Went Public
It's not an easy process, but the CEOs of these Inc. 5000 companies believe it was worth it. Read more
Venture-Backed IPOs Down
The weaker economy is prompting fewer businesses to go public, a VC trade group reports. Read more
A New Shell
A shady strategy gets a makeover. Read more
In a Former Life: Anne Beiler
Anne Beiler
Present life: Founder of Auntie Anne's, the nation's largest franchisor of pretzel shops.
IPO Basics: A Road Map
Registration Statement Before a company may offer its shares for sale, it must first file a registration statement with the Securi... Read more
IPO Basics: The Registration Statement
Registration statements have the following two principal parts: Part I is the prospectus, the legal offering or "selling" document. The "i... Read more
IPO Basics: Investment Bankers, Underwriters, and Other Key Players
The Beauty Contest - Investment Bankers Despite its moniker, the beauty contest should not be taken lightly. During this pageant, ... Read more
IPO Basics: Due Diligence
During the due diligence phase, the company, its underwriters, and their attorneys will focus on the registration statement. This phase will require the c... Read more
IPO Basics: Confidential Filings
Federal securities laws generally require any company that is publicly held or that is registering its securities for public sale to disclose a broad rang... Read more
IPO Basics: Stock Exchanges and Securities Laws
Stock Exchanges Founded in 1792, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is home to some of America's best-known corporations. Its rost... Read more
Go Public Through the Back Door
Forget about an initial public offering, says Tim Halter, president of the Halter Financial Group, in Dallas.HFG specializes in helping private companies ... Read more
The Making of a Millionaire
The step-by-step account of how G&W, a small, low-tech consumer-product marketer became an unlikely dream IPO -- and made its two founders rich overnight. Read more
Going Public: It Pays to Be Flexible
A comic-book publisher explains how he brought his cash-strapped company through an IPO. Read more
What I Learned From Going Public
A successful entrepreneur says he would be a lot more careful the second time around. Read more
