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Key Points
- Boards should monitor the resurgent IPO market to gauge potential competitive disruptions and their companies' strategic positioning.
- Private company boards considering an IPO should ensure their companies have durable growth, proper governance structures, and experienced directors before entering public markets.
- Directors should weigh liability risks, including shareholder litigation, and evaluate whether the company is positioned to withstand the pressure of public market scrutiny.
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With public offerings regaining momentum, here’s how directors can weigh whether going public serves a company's long-term interests.
The strength of the initial public offering (IPO) market oscillated dramatically over the last decade. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of public offerings boomed before falling off a cliff. Since then, markets have bounced back with 202 IPOs in 2025, Renaissance Capital reports.
Against that backdrop, public offerings have recently received ...
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Noah Kirsch is a contributing writer for Directorship and Directorship Online.
