The Pop

Bill Hinman, former Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and Senior Advisor at Superstate, joins The Pop for a rare inside look at the gate every IPO has to pass through: SEC review. Before the bankers, roadshow, pricing drama, or opening bell, there is the S-1: the disclosure document that determines whether a company is ready for the public markets. Bill breaks down what the SEC...

Alaoui Zenere, Managing Director in Equity Capital Markets at J.P. Morgan, joins The Pop to shed light on the world of underwriting, including the IPO roadshow, bookbuilding, pricing, and how the allocation process actually works. We cover what companies are really choosing when they hire a banker, what an underwriter does behind the scenes, how management teams pitch public market investors, and...

Joe Gawronski, CEO of Rosenblatt Securities, joins The Pop to discuss how the end-to-end IPO process actually works, from the decision to go public through filing through pricing, allocation, trading, and beyond. We cover why companies go public, how the banking syndicate, roadshow, and bookbuilding work, and how investor mix and allocation shape the aftermarket, along with the tension between a s...

What really happens when a company goes public? "The Pop" is a new podcast from Superstate . In each episode, Robert Leshner and industry-leading guests take us deeper into America’s IPO machine: why companies go public, how deals get priced, what happens behind the first trade, and why the IPO market is changing. Season One features conversations with market veterans, regulators, bankers, and bui...