Global Private Equity Watch - Feed https://privateequity.weil.com/contributor/lyuba-goltser/ 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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]]> SEC Proposed Amendments to Auditor Independence Rules Could Benefit Private Equity and Investment Companies, IPOs and M&A Transactions https://privateequity.weil.com/insights/sec-proposed-amendments/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 14:34:51 +0000 Howard Dicker Lyuba Goltser https://privateequity.weil.com/?p=6591 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amendments to its auditor independence rules which, if adopted, will provide greater flexibility for auditor relationships and services that technically would have triggered breaches of the current rules (even though they do not pose a threat to an auditor’s objectivity and impartiality). The SEC hopes that the […]

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]]> The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed amendments to its auditor independence rules which, if adopted, will provide greater flexibility for auditor relationships and services that technically would have triggered breaches of the current rules (even though they do not pose a threat to an auditor’s objectivity and impartiality). The SEC hopes that the […]

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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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]]> 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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]]> 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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