There are three ways a company actually goes public, and most retail investors only know one. Jake Claver on liquidity.
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Claver outlines the primary mechanisms private enterprises use to list shares on public stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. He compares initial public offerings, direct public listings, and special purpose acquisition company mergers. In a standard initial public offering, an enterprise conducts multi-month promotional roadshows with major investment banks, issuing newly minted equity that dilutes legacy ownership and subjecting early private shareholders to lockup periods lasting between three months and a full year. In contrast, a direct listing permits existing equity owners to sell shares immediately to the open market without creating new stock or courting investment banking syndicates. Claver suggests major technology firms with widespread brand recognition often favor direct listings because major institutions already hold substantial private equity allocations. Finally, he identifies acquisition by an existing publicly traded entity as a third listing route.
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