T−24 to −12m
Readiness and reporting
Audit trail, governance, legal form, equity story draft
IPO operations library
Understand
the IPO.
Run the process.
ipo.zone explains how initial public offerings really work, from the first readiness check to the first annual report as a listed company, and gives the people running them the tools to manage each step.
From readiness to life as a listed company
The route to market
The IPO clock (illustrative)
From the first readiness check to the first trade, and beyond. Timings vary widely by market, company and conditions.
Readiness → Listing → Life after
T−9m
Advisers appointed
Banks, counsel, auditors, IR; kick-off
T−6 to −3m
Due diligence and prospectus
Drafting sessions, comfort letters, regulator review
T−8 to −4w
Early-look and pilot fishing
Analyst presentation, investor education
T−2w
Roadshow and bookbuilding
Price range, management meetings, demand
Day 0
Pricing, allocation, first trade
The bell rings
+30d / +180d
Stabilisation and lock-ups
Stabilisation ends, lock-ups expire
Detail: the IPO roadmap guide
The working library
Three ways to use ipo.zone
Learn
25 GUIDESFrom “should we list at all?” to ad hoc disclosure and the first earnings call, written from the issuer and CFO side of the table.
Explore the guidesCalculate
11 TOOLSReadiness, timeline, cost budget, offer structure, valuation, cap table, lock-ups and first-day return. All in your browser, nothing is sent anywhere.
Find your toolExecute
10 CHECKLISTSReadiness, data room, prospectus inputs, roadshow and the first 100 days after listing. Tick, track, export to CSV.
Open the checklistsA process you can navigate
Follow the IPO in six stages
Put the process to work
Answer the questions
every IPO project asks
Offer design
How much do we raise, and who gets diluted?
Model new and existing shares, the price range and the greenshoe; see proceeds, free float and dilution.
Planning
When do we
have to start?
Pick a target first trading day; the planner back-schedules every major milestone and flags late items.
Budget
What will
the IPO cost?
A structured budget from your own quotes: underwriting, legal, audit, listing, marketing and ongoing costs.
Valuation
What could
we be worth?
Turn listed peer multiples into an equity value per share and an indicative price range after the IPO discount.
Aftermarket supply
What happens when lock-ups end?
A release calendar for locked shares, compared with free float and average daily volume.
After pricing
Was it
priced right?
First-day return, money left on the table, greenshoe outlook and a market-adjusted 30-day view.
The full toolkit
All 11 tools
Readiness assessment, finance function maturity, equity story builder, cap table and dilution, RACI and workstream plan, and more.
Tools that run in your browserScroll to explore →
Coming next
The IPO Tracker
A curated calendar of upcoming and recent IPOs on Nasdaq, HKEX, Frankfurt, Euronext and the London Stock Exchange, with a world map, deal pages and post-listing performance.
Built source-first: figures are published only with a link to an official filing, exchange notice or issuer announcement. Where a number cannot be confirmed, it shows “no official data” instead of an estimate.
Read about the trackerNasdaqUS
HKEXHK
FrankfurtDE
EuronextEU
London Stock ExchangeUK
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Let's talk about
your IPO project
Founders, CFOs, boards and advisers are welcome to reach out about IPO readiness, finance transformation or capital markets work.
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