SERVICES FOR IPO COMPANIES
An IPO is a significant milestone for a company. Sapphire has extensive experience in working with companies considering an IPO. Below is a representative list of the services we offer companies preparing for an IPO. We believe that the ideal time for a company pursuing an IPO to hire an IR firm is at the same time the company chooses its investment bankers.
- Create IR infrastructure and manage internal processes
- Draft the initial IR portion of website, maintain updates
- Counsel on investment banking selection process
- Investment community positioning
- Presentation slide development/delivery coaching
- Advisory on disclosure, quiet period, spokespeople and employee communications
- Advisory on IPO process/pricing day
- Determine appropriate metrics to disclose to the financial community
- Investor meeting and Q&A preparation
- Peer analysis
- Create investor collateral
- Draft and disseminate filing and pricing press releases
- Create recommended 6 month IR plan
- Provide counsel on the first earnings announcement
- Arrange and manage all logistics and administrative tasks for earnings announcement and conference call
- Create buy side and sell side target lists
- Hire vendors for conference call, website, webcast
- Investor feedback/perception study
- Schedule and prepare management for financial media interviews on first day of trading