Will Spotify go public without an IPO?

Re:Will Spotify go public without an IPO? by devoply on Friday April 07, 2017 @07:32AM (#14058822)

They reason they are not doing an IPO is because they can't. But I think this is a great idea.

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Re:Will Spotify go public without an IPO? by wastedhours on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:48AM (#14059573)

I always thought it was in their interest to go public due to their debt position - is it perhaps that an IPO specifically opens them up to a certain repayment type (i.e. contract terms that are based on an "IPO" rather than a stock market listing?) whereas they can avoid that by going down another avenue?

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Re:Will Spotify go public without an IPO? by skinnymuch on Friday April 07, 2017 @09:52AM (#14059607)

Because their financials are bad? I thought them not going public was bad because of their debt deals

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Re:Will Spotify go public without an IPO? by igor_filippov on Friday April 07, 2017 @07:51AM (#14058891)

Out of interest, why can't they?

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