Routes to the Public Markets in Canada: IPO, SPAC, CPC or RTO
Published by: Bennett & Jones
Much has been written about when a business should go public and the considerations that inform that choice. Assuming the decision to go public has been made, second in importance to that determination is how a private company (PrivateCo) should go public. In this publication, the main elements of comparison are to be considered by a PrivateCo in evaluating going public by way of an IPO, SPAC, CPC or RTO. This guide contains additional detail on the advantages and disadvantages of, principal components of, and the process to implement going public by way of an IPO, SPAC, CPC and RTO.