Pursuing an Initial Public Offering (IPO) may present significant opportunities for growing companies, providing them access to increased funding and more capital. However, the journey to going public can be fraught with potential challenges for the organisation and its leadership.
Considering that an organisation’s risks tend to evolve once it becomes a public company, it is critical to take early steps to identify and evaluate the various challenges and develop a tailored risk management plan and transfer strategy. Perhaps most significantly, as employees play an essential role in an organisation's success during and after its IPO journey, business leaders should proactively seek to improve employee retention and attraction and create a robust succession plan.
In this episode of Risk in Context, Ruth Kochenderfer, Marsh's Directors and Officers (D&O) Product Leader for the US, speaks with Nathan Reyes, Global Risk Management Advisory Practice Leader within Marsh’s Financial and Professional Liability Practice, and Ryan Cameron, Senior Principal within Mercer’s Human Capital Group. They discuss the multiple challenges that companies may face during their IPO journey, and share strategies for mitigating these risks and building a robust risk management and insurance program to protect the company throughout the IPO process and beyond.
