IPO Attorney Fees

We’re here for you in your Initial Public Offerings. Let us ensure you set yourself up for success with a flat rate to get the process started.

Corporate Securities Legal LLP

Initial Public Offering Lawyers

The IPO Attorney at Corporate Securities Legal LLP, Assist issuers who want to go public with an IPO to utilize the public markets when raising capital.

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What Is the Process for an Initial Public Offering?

You can do this by engaging an investment bank as an underwriter or through a self-underwritten private placement. The best place to start is with a consultation with an IPO attorney like the attorneys at Wilson Bradshaw LLP.

A Self-Underwritten Initial Public Offering

Typically starts by the company raising capital pursuant to a private offering under Regulation D Rule 506 or Regulation S. Many of these private investors want an eventual exit strategy and for this reason, they pressure the company to go public.

What Happens Next?

The company engages an auditor to audit the company’s financials and then the company can file a registration statement (usually an S-1) with the SEC and become a 1934 Exchange Act publicly reporting company.

How Long Does the Registration Statement Review Take?

The SEC will review and comment on the S-1 registration statement within thirty days of the filing date. The SEC’s comments are normally regarding the company’s business and financial statements. After a process that usually lasts about 4 months, the SEC will declare the Form S-1 effective.

Cost for an IPO

Getting into the Details

In addition to hiring an IPO Attorney, the company will need the following professionals involved:

Internal accounting consultant

Fees range from

$10,000 – $30,000

External auditor

Fees range from

$10,000 – $30,000

Stock Transfer Agent

Fees range from

$5,000 – $10,000

and cost $500 every month thereafter

*You will want one that has the capability of being DTC eligible

EDGAR Agent

as low as

$5,000

*Pricing listed above is for a registration statement

Broker/Dealer

as low as

$15,000

*Pricing listed above is for the fees of a 211 form

Legal Fees for Initial Public Offering Filing

Corporate Securities Legal LLP specializes in assisting international clients. People on our team speak a variety of languages and we have clients all over the world.

Flat fee as low as

$125,000

Fees vary on a multitude of factors, but Corporate Securities Legal LLP can help you go public.

What you need to know

Why Consult With IPO Attorneys

Before companies can go public through filing an Initial Public Offering (IPO), they need to consult with IPO attorneys. Here’s why:

• Legal Compliance:
  • Before a company can make an IPO, it needs to make sure that it’s in compliance with each and every existing state and federal law regarding securities, and that there aren’t any existing obligations or legal barriers that could cause problems down the road.
  • It’s also important for a company to ensure that the IPO won’t negatively impact its contracts and that existing investor agreements won’t discourage new investors. In order to take care of it all, they naturally turn to IPO attorneys, who will also help to ensure that the company’s officers and employees continue to follow state and federal regulations, as well. IPO attorneys can also act as a resource, allowing companies to make informed decisions, which need to take into account the constantly shifting laws on securities.
• Shareholder Agreements:
  • Companies need to hire an IPO attorney not only because they need to protect themselves legally, but also because they need to protect their shareholders, especially from each other. It can be quite easy for a group of shareholders to violate the rights of another when the total numbers are low. IPO attorneys can help provide shareholder agreements that guard individual shareholders’ rights, thereby preventing costly conflicts.
• Just in Case:
  • Although an ounce of prevention is always much, much better than a pound of cure, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Working with IPO attorneys from the very beginning can help prevent disaster from striking, but nearly every business eventually has to face the consequences of breaking a law or regulation that it may not have even known existed. Having experienced IPO attorneys fighting on the company’s side, though, can ensure that it’s successful in the future, no matter what happens.