Market Insight Update: Liquidity isn’t always a Given
Even though an issuer has permitted secondary deals in the past, there are several factors that may curtail future trades, impacting a shareholder’s path to liquidity.
In the course of business, if a company changes its bylaws related to secondary sales, the volume of secondary sales could be restricted dependent on how stringent the revised bylaws are. For instance, certain provisions could require board approval, having exercised shares before a certain date prior to new bylaws or add volume parameters to secondary sales. The profile of the buyer, and how it would impact the existing cap table presence, might inform an additional clause.
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