The house always wins: how IPO banks are not threatened by direct listings

October 25, 2019

A look at what fees Slack might have paid in a traditional flotation shows how talk of IPO banks losing out to direct listings looks misguided.

Would banks that have traditionally charged young companies hefty fees to arrange their IPOs lose out from a greater move towards direct listings with no primary capital raising?

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Mark Baker

Deputy editor

Mark Baker is deputy editor. Prior to joining Euromoney magazine he was based in Hong Kong as managing editor, Asia, for the Capital Markets Group. He previously edited EuroWeek magazine and was also deputy editor at International Financing Review.

The house always wins: how IPO banks are not threatened by direct listings

A look at what fees Slack might have paid in a traditional flotation shows how talk of IPO banks losing out to direct listings looks misguided.

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