Event Overview

At The End Of This Programme, You Will:

• Understand the rationale for an IPO decision
• Learn how to reform corporate governance and management practices in anticipation of the IPO
• Determine management responsibilities after the IPO has been placed
• Understand the resources required to support the IPO process
• Discover pricing and allocation methods to place an IPO
• Analyse various methods of company valuation
• Learn “the art” of pricing the IPO

About This Event

Should your company go public?

Almost all companies go public primarily because they need capital for their future development.

An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most significant turning points in a company’s life. Before a company can sell itself to outside investors, it must put its affairs in order and present an appropriate face to investors. This cannot be done in a month or two, but requires long term planning.

IIR’s Preparing For A Successful Initial Public Offering (IPO) course forms a practical guide for every manager, owner or investor who wants to explore the pros and cons of going public and prepare his or her company to issue an IPO.

It will answer key questions business decision-makers are facing today:

• Which are the key strategic factors for the IPO decision?
• What benefits does the company expect to draw by going public?
• What costs would the decision entail?
• How would the company need to reform its corporate governance practices?
• How should the value of an IPO be determined?
• What are the various valuation approaches that companies can take to determine company valuation and the offering price?

Your expert course director, Waseem Anwer, will use practical case studies from Harvard Business School and Darden Graduate School of Business Administration to provide you with practical examples and guide you through all the necessary practices you need to place an IPO.

Who Should Attend?

This course is recommended to Executives and Owners who are interested in exploring the option to take their companies public, and those professionals who wish
to learn how to facilitate the process.

Chicago Capital Group, LLC is registered with the National Associationof State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Website: www.nasba.org 1. Earn up to 25 CPE units 2. This is a group-live event and there are no prerequisites 3. The level of this course is intermediary 4. No advance preparation is required