Companies from around the world are increasingly getting listed in Canada. In 2010 alone, 68 international companies went public on the TSX and the TSX Venture Exchange combined, setting a new record high. Why? Canada provides international companies of all sizes with a number of options for going public. Just as important, Canada has earned a reputation for having a vibrant capital market that will support the financing requirements of strong, growing companies, particularly within the mining and clean-tech sectors.

In our last blog post we revealed the first five out of our top ten tasks a company should undertake before the IPO. Picking up where we left off, in this post we present five more tasks for your consideration:

An initial public offering (IPO) is a landmark event in a company's history.  It takes a lot of time, effort and generally speaking money. In our experience, a successful IPO starts well before bankers are engaged and the roadshow starts.

One of the biggest mistakes companies make during the IPO process is wanting to include everything in the prospectus in their slide presentation. 

In our last blog post on IFRS we discussed the need for issuers to effectively communicate to stakeholders, the specific impacts of IFRS on their financial statements.

Over the last few years, more than 100 countries around the world, including those in the European Union, Australia and New Zealand, have adopted International Financial Reporting Standards, or IFRS. Now, it's Canada's turn. Effective January 1, 2011, IFRS will replace Canadian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP.

If 2010 is any indication of the year to come, an optimistic outlook for the Canadian IPO market is in order. Experts are anticipating 2010's resurgent $5.5-billion market for new stock issues to carry into 2011, driven by energy and mining issues. In addition, expectations are that the IPO window will open for other industries as well, most notably technology and cleantech.