On May 3, 2021, blockchain-based trading platform operator INX Ltd. announced it had completed its initial public offering of digital tokens, raising approximately $85 million in the IPO from over 7,200 institutional and retail investors. The INX IPO is the first SEC registered offering of digital tokens, and represents another major milestone for blockchain asset
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Dropbox IPO Multi-Class Structure: Bad Corporate Governance or Good Long Term Focus?
By Alon Y. Kapen on
Posted in class structure, control, Delaware, founders, IPOs, multi-class, non-voting, Snap, Uncategorized, voting
Dual or multi-class capitalization structures generally allow companies to sell large amounts of shares to the public while maintaining control in the hands of the founders and early investors. Popularized by the Google IPO in 2004, weighted voting rights have since been featured in the high profile IPOs of LinkedIn, Groupon, Zynga, Facebook, Fitbit and…
The Snap IPO: Speculation Without (Board) Representation
By Alon Y. Kapen on
Posted in Capital Raising, exit strategy, founders, IPOs, JOBS Act, non-voting, technology, valuation
The just completed IPO of Snap Inc. has received enormous buzz and plenty of press coverage, mostly about its eye-popping valuation and offering proceeds, the big winners among the founders and early investors and the millennials who bought shares. But not nearly as much attention has been given to Snap’s tri-class capital structure…