IPO
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SpaceX IPO shines light on the market structures that shape valuation – and IR
This week’s IPO by SpaceX will not be just a record-setting transaction; it will also become a stress test for equity market structure. Its early trading performance will be shaped, at least initially, by index-inclusion rules and it will pose a challenge for both passive capital and active management. In this deal, the market is not buying only ‘a good story’ but also a supply-and-demand structure. The most important point is that, against an estimated valuation of $1.75 tn dollars, the company is looking to raise ‘only’ $75 bn dollars. In other words, what actually comes to market is only…
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Shareholder advocacy group challenges SpaceX governance ahead of blockbuster $1.75 trn IPO
Alliance to Protect Shareholder Value, a coalition formed in response to the SEC’s new forced shareholder arbitration policy, has emerged as one of the earliest and most vocal critics of SpaceX’s governance model ahead of the company’s planned IPO.
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IPOs, crypto and deregulation: The SEC prepares for a shift in 2026
Hot off the heels of his NYSE address, SEC chair lays out his vision for the Commission in 2026 and beyond On December 2, 2025, SEC chairman Paul Atkins rang the opening bell at the NYSE and delivered a keynote address titled Revitalizing America’s markets at 250. In a sweeping vision for the future of US capital markets, he argued the rules that over decades have piled up around public companies have made going public costlier and more burdensome – causing the number of listed firms to decline by roughly 40 percent since the mid-1990s. Atkins painted the exchanges not…
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How pre-IPO investor relations shapes long-term market success
The IPO journey doesn’t start on listing day. Companies that treat investor relations as an afterthought until the opening bell often find themselves scrambling to build credibility when it matters most. The statistics tell a sobering story: approximately only one third of newly listed companies outperform their already-listed peers over the long term. Poor financial communication sits at the heart of this underperformance. Building relationships before you need them Establishing an effective IR function well before your IPO creates something money can’t buy on demand: trust. When analysts and investors already know your story, understand your business model and have…
