Common Parts Robotics: Part II
Overview
Note: this bundle picks up at the end of Part 5.
Preparing to go public! IPOs mark a significant milestone offering liquidity to investors but increasing financial and regulatory risks. At this stage of a company's journey, securities lawyers, investment bankers, and independent directors become central characters alongside the company's major shareholders and executives. Counseling and leading public companies is high stakes as it carries vastly higher standards for reporting, communications, and strategic intent.
What You Will Learn
The primary characters involved in the company's life as it prepares to go public, their functional roles and economic motivations.
The transition among corporate board membership that often occurs as an IPO approaches.
Personalities and economic motivations of board members and executives who comprise a company's post-IPO team.
An understanding of the IPO process, including the "road show" and how the IPO is "priced."
Insider trading or "how to go to jail as a board member or lawyer."
The range of ways public markets pressures apply stress to a company's governance.
Cyber crime, hacking, and ransom demands that are resolved before they reach the public eye.
The membership and function of the key company board committees, including audit, compensation, and governance.
The dynamics of engaging with Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and other proxy advisors.
