The Definitive Guide to “Public Benefit Corporations”

Our guest – Cooley’s Darren DeStefano – explains the nuts & bolts of “Public Benefit Corporations,” including the entire process of taking a Certified B Corp public. Darren just wrapped up working on Vital Farms’ IPO.

The topics include:

1. Overview of public benefit corporations • Public benefit/charter provisions • Biennial public benefit report • Fiduciary duties • Benefit protective provisions

2. What are the differences between public benefit corporations and Certified B Corps

3. Publicly held PBCs/Certified B Corps – including comparing the B Corp IPO v. traditional IPO processes

4. Disclosure issues: • Description of capital stock • Anti-takeover disclosures • Risk Factors • MD&A • Business • Summary

5. How to leverage a Founder/Chair’s letter in the IPO prospectus

6. What are the differences in the B Corp v. traditional IPO roadshows

7. Looking into the future: is this the beginning of a wave of PBC IPOs?

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