IPO Services

From your IPO filing to your first earnings release and beyond, Business Wire provides a complete suite of services for IPO companies of all sizes.

Filing an IPO and taking your company public is a long process that requires a comprehensive communications plan. Business Wire provides all the tools you need to quickly, broadly and effectively communicate your news to investors, analysts, the media and other audiences.

Material News Disclosure: Simultaneous, full-text delivery of your critical, time-sensitive material news to your key audiences. Your press releases are:

  • Delivered directly into the editorial systems at newspapers, wire services, disclosure services, trades, broadcast and other media.
  • Sent full text and in real time into leading financial systems, portals and websites including Bloomberg, Dow Jones, the Associated Press, Thomson Reuters, Yahoo! Finance and Google News.
  • Targeted to industry and consumer systems.
  • Archived in major databases including LexisNexis and Dow Jones Factiva.
  • Made available to journalists, consumers, bloggers and other online news audiences via RSS feeds, subscription emails, our exclusive PressPass service and other channels.
  • Formatted in XHTML for the most attractive and robust online news presentation available.

EDGAR Formatting and Filing: Business Wire’s expert in-house EDGAR team can format and file all of your required SEC documents. Our 8-K ComboPack allows for simultaneous wire distribution and filing of your material press releases, reaching your chosen audiences and fulfilling your SEC requirements in one easy step. We can also handle ASCII and HTML conversion and filing of your 10-Q, 10-K, 20-F and other critical documents.

XBRL: Interactive data, in the form of eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL), is currently being adopted by US filers under the SEC’s XBRL adoption plan. And only Business Wire has an in-house, CPA-level XBRL team that can take you through the entire process. Our staff will develop a comprehensive XBRL plan for you, from tagging your data through SEC filing.

Business Wire InvestorHQsm: Your communication plan should include a place for investors and consumers to easily find an archive of all your news and regulatory filings. Business Wire InvestorHQsm provides your company with a dynamic online investor relations site that integrates with and draws investor, analyst, financial media, blogger and consumer traffic to your corporate website.

Investor Targeting: Attracting capital is one of the most important functions of your IPO communication plan. Investor Targeting allows you to select and target lists of portfolio managers and financial analysts in real time using the Bigdough database, then disseminate your press releases to your targeted lists. You can create a unique list of up to 300 named individuals for each release, selecting from among seven key filtering options:

  • Portfolio Manager/Analyst
  • Location (Geographic)
  • Coverage (Sector)
  • Coverage (Region)
  • Investment Style
  • Market Capitalization Emphasis
  • Equity Assets Under Management
  • Portfolio Turnover

AnalystWire

Business Wire circuits include AnalystWire — comprehensive investment community reach. AnalystWire makes your full-text press release available to more than one million investment professionals via all major financial databases, reaching money managers, pension fund managers, institutional investors, analysts and individual investors. AnalystWire distribution includes:

  • Financial databases & professional investor systems including Bloomberg, FactSet, and Thomson One
  • Online brokerage services including E*Trade, TD Ameritrade, Charles Schwab and Fidelity Investments
  • Consumer portals including Yahoo! Finance, Google Finance, Dow Jones Marketwatch, MSN Money and AOL Money & Finance
  • Major media sites including ABCNEWS.com, CNN/Money, USAToday.com, FinancialPost.com and The Wall Street Journal
  • Research services & databases including Factiva, LexisNexis and Morningstar
  • Business Wire's media & investor systems, including BusinessWire.com, Business Wire NX and PressPass

Additional Resources

  • IR Resource Center: Business Wire’s collection of links to articles on trends and topics in investor relations, as well as links to regulatory information, professional organizations and more.
  • Securities and Exchange Commission: The US agency in charge of financial market regulations. Includes information on SEC rules and regulations, EDGAR filing, and more.
  • Exchange Guidelines: Basic guidelines for filers on all US stock exchanges. Links to all US and worldwide exchanges can be found here.
  • National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI): The world’s largest professional association for investor relations professionals. Frequently writes and conducts events on best practices and guidance for IR professionals.