Global Private Equity Watch - Feed https://privateequity.weil.com/category/ipos/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 20:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future https://privateequity.weil.com/features/keeping-the-ipo-door-open-what-every-pe-portfolio-company-should-be-doing-now-to-maintain-optionality-for-an-ipo-in-the-future-2/ Mon, 09 Jan 2023 21:13:40 +0000 Alexander D. Lynch Lyuba Goltser Barbra J. Broudy Ashley Butler Kaitlin Descovich Michael Hickey https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=9226 In 2022, many portfolio companies delayed their IPOs and will look to either go public or be acquired in 2023 or 2024 as markets improve. While many sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm, there may be periods in the next year or two in which […]

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]]> In 2022, many portfolio companies delayed their IPOs and will look to either go public or be acquired in 2023 or 2024 as markets improve. While many sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm, there may be periods in the next year or two in which […]

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2021 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/surveys/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2021-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/ Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:05:07 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Alexander D. Lynch Lyuba Goltser Barbra J. Broudy Ashley Butler Ryan Taylor Brittany Butwin Nicolas Lee Ali Habhab https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=8882 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2021 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2021 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2020 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/surveys/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2020-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:56:58 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Alexander D. Lynch Lyuba Goltser Ryan Taylor Brian Howton Rachel Lowitz Ali Habhab Gracy Wang https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=8207 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2020 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2020 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2019 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/whats-market/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-2019-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/ Wed, 06 May 2020 13:44:10 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Alexander D. Lynch Lyuba Goltser Ryan Taylor Larissa Lucas Brian Howton Cruz Wiles http://privateequity.weil.com/?p=6933 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2019 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2019 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2018 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/ipos/a-look-at-governance-and-liquidity-arrangements-in-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings-2/ Thu, 16 May 2019 13:17:25 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Alexander D. Lynch Lyuba Goltser Ryan Taylor Theodora Tavridou https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=6033 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2018 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2018 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2018 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2018 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> Keeping the IPO Door Open – What Every PE Portfolio Company Should be Doing Now to Maintain Optionality for an IPO in the Future https://privateequity.weil.com/features/keeping-the-ipo-door-open-what-every-pe-portfolio-company-should-be-doing-now-to-maintain-optionality-for-an-ipo-in-the-future/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 20:13:24 +0000 Alexander D. Lynch Michael Hickey https://pequityblog.wpengine.com/?p=3160 Portfolio companies do not stay portfolio companies forever – typically they either are sold or go public. Most sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm. However, markets go up and down, and there may be periods in which it is more advantageous to complete an IPO […]

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]]> Portfolio companies do not stay portfolio companies forever – typically they either are sold or go public. Most sponsors will exit their investment through a sale to a strategic buyer or another PE firm. However, markets go up and down, and there may be periods in which it is more advantageous to complete an IPO […]

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]]> A Look at Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2017 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/features/a-look-at-governance-liquidity-arrangements/ Tue, 22 May 2018 14:06:09 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Lyuba Goltser Ryan Taylor Larissa Lucas https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=2522 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2017 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2017 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> Exit Strategies: IPOs versus SPACs https://privateequity.weil.com/features/exit-strategies-ipos-versus-spacs/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:39:32 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Alexander D. Lynch Barbra J. Broudy https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=2428 During the last several years SPACs have gone mainstream with brand name private equity sponsors raising SPACs and brand name private equity sponsors selling portfolio companies to SPACs. Private equity sponsors who are considering a public markets exit for their portfolio companies may want to consider the pros and cons of taking their portfolio company […]

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]]> During the last several years SPACs have gone mainstream with brand name private equity sponsors raising SPACs and brand name private equity sponsors selling portfolio companies to SPACs. Private equity sponsors who are considering a public markets exit for their portfolio companies may want to consider the pros and cons of taking their portfolio company […]

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]]> A Look At Governance and Liquidity Arrangements in 2015 Sponsor-Backed Initial Public Offerings https://privateequity.weil.com/features/governance-liquidity-arrangements-sponsor-backed-initial-public-offerings/ Thu, 23 Mar 2017 20:38:46 +0000 Douglas P. Warner Lyuba Goltser Ryan Taylor https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=2108 Below is a link to our annual IPO Survey, which looks at the governance and liquidity arrangements in various IPOs consummated in the U.S. in 2015 by companies that had one or more private equity sponsor owners. View Weil’s 2015 Sponsor-Backed IPO Survey.

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]]> Exiting Through an IPO: Key Pre-Investment Considerations https://privateequity.weil.com/ipos/exiting-ipo-key-pre-investment-considerations/ Tue, 26 Jul 2016 18:32:10 +0000 Christopher R. Machera https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=1949 Over the last several years, private equity sponsors have increasingly been looking to the public markets to exit portfolio company investments. Although there is nothing new about sponsors exiting through an initial public offering, stockholders agreements entered into by sponsors at the time of the original investment have not always anticipated properly the various nuances […]

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]]> Over the last several years, private equity sponsors have increasingly been looking to the public markets to exit portfolio company investments. Although there is nothing new about sponsors exiting through an initial public offering, stockholders agreements entered into by sponsors at the time of the original investment have not always anticipated properly the various nuances […]

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