Going Public: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Turn a Private Enterprise into a Publicly Traded Company

This highly acclaimed, groundbreaking book details everything you need to successfully implement your initial public offering (IPO) and avoid costly pitfalls.

• Learn the advantages and disadvantages of going public
• Develop a five-year advance plan
• Select the best underwriter for your firm’s needs
• Register and market your IPO
• Implement self-underwriting, “do-it-yourself,” and SCOR offerings
• Qualify your stock for trading on stock and securities exchanges
• And many more specifics!

"Going Public . . . belongs in the library of every entrepreneur and business executive."
— William C. Tyson, Associate Professor, Legal Studies,
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

About the Author

Frederick D. Lipman is a securities lawyer specializing in taking companies public. He is a partner in the nationally prominent, Philadelphia based law firm of Blank, Rome, Comisky & McCauley, and is also a commentator on CNN and CNBC.

Frederick D. Lipman lectures on private equity in the MBA Program at the Wharton School of Business and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School for ten years. The author of numerous books, including Financing Your Business with Venture Capital, The Complete Going Public Handbook, and Audit Committees, and a commentator on selling businesses and initial public offerings (IPOs) for CNN and CNBC, he has guided companies through the sale and IPO process for more than 40 years. Mr. Lipman is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a partner of the nationally prominent Philadelphia law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP, which has offices in New York, Connecticut, Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Florida.