For private equity investors, going public is the most common exit strategy when investing in a company.
However, family businesses and SMEs can also gain new capital and investors via the stock market.
Here, however, the legislator places significantly higher demands on compliance.
KPMG Law expert Ulrich Keunecke is quoted in detail in the article in the current issue of In-House-Counsel.
The initial situation is different for every company and depends on the size of the company and its legal form, the targeted stock market segment and the starting conditions prior to the IPO, explains Ulrich Keunecke, partner at KPMG Law in Berlin
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