The Trade-Offs of Going Public of Family Enterprises

Hermut Kormann ()
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Hermut Kormann: Zeppelin University

A chapter in Topics of Family Business Governance, 2021, pp 105-109 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In some family enterprises, the question arises of whether going public could be a strategic option to support the development of the company. This is an issue that has to be dealt with by the shareholders only. However, this is a unique decision situation and the shareholders do not have any experience of their own as to the consequences of such a strategy. Therefore, the shareholders need advice. There are quite a few professional advisers on such an issue: investment bankers, lawyers, tax advisers, and others. There is hardly any professional who provides advice on the advantages of not going public. The role of the board could be to make sure that the shareholders get a full picture of the trade-offs in the prerequisites and consequences of an IPO, specifically in the long term. Such a checklist on the full picture should include the following criteria:

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58019-3_22

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