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Working checklists for the IPO team

Tick items as you go: progress is kept in your browser, and every list exports to CSV for your project plan.

45 items · 8 sections

IPO readiness checklist

The master list of what a company needs in place before it starts an IPO project: story, financials, controls, governance, legal, tax, people and systems.

Readiness
27 items · 5 sections

Bank and adviser selection checklist

Run a structured beauty contest: request for proposal content, evaluation criteria for banks, counsel and auditors, fee terms and engagement letter points.

Preparation
41 items · 8 sections

IPO data room checklist

A structured index for the IPO virtual data room: corporate, financial, commercial, legal, tax, HR, IT and ESG documents that due diligence teams request.

Documentation
30 items · 7 sections

Prospectus financial information checklist

Everything the finance team must deliver for the prospectus: financial information matrix, historical statements, interim figures, pro forma, KPIs, working capital, capitalisation and the comfort letter circle-up.

Documentation
29 items · 6 sections

Roadshow and bookbuilding checklist

From investor education to the first trading day: materials, management preparation, communications, book monitoring, pricing, allocation, settlement and stabilisation.

Marketing and pricing
26 items · 5 sections

First 100 days after listing

Set up the routines of a listed company: disclosure, insider management, managers' transactions, reporting calendar, investor relations, stabilisation end and lock-up planning.

Being public
24 items · 5 sections

Family company IPO governance checklist

The family-level decisions and governance changes a family-owned or founder-controlled company should settle before starting an IPO.

Readiness
23 items · 5 sections

Legal form conversion checklist (GmbH to AG example)

Steps to convert a private limited company into a stock corporation before an IPO, using the German GmbH to AG change of legal form as the worked example.

Preparation