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Should a social enterprise go public? April 5, 2007

Posted by jefft in Law and policy, News, Social enterprise, Stock.
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Last week we mentioned that maximizing shareholder value can raise serious questions for a for-profit social enterprise.  Here’s a case-in-point:  the ongoing dispute over the public sale of shares of Grameenphone, a social enterprise connected to the work of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.

Catch the wave April 5, 2007

Posted by jefft in Case studies, Stock, Trends.
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Another private equity firm is looking to go public.   And here’s more on the Blackstone IPO mentioned last week.

Private and public March 17, 2007

Posted by jefft in Case studies, News, Startups, Stock, Trends.
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In our next class we’ll start looking at stock & start-ups.   We already talked briefly about the prospect of a liquidity event, such as acquistion or an IPO. 

As we’ll discuss in more detail, IPOs have some advantages but they also have distinct disadvantages, particularly in regard to the legal rules that govern public companies.   Still, even the most vocal critics of going public have been known to alter their opinion.  For example, check out the latest news regarding the Blackstone Group:  Blackstone IPO would represent a flip-flop.