IPO Readiness: Common Questions Answered
Frequently Asked Questions Author: Odyssey Trust Company in Partnership with Carta Date: March 31, 2026 IPO Readiness: Common Questions Answered A reference guide for CFOs and financial leaders preparing to take a company public. Every IPO is a different company, a different market, and a different team… but the questions the process raises tend to […]
From Private to Public: A CFO’s Guide to Getting Your Data Ready
Insights Author: Odyssey Trust Company in Partnership with Carta Date: March 31, 2026 From Private to Public A CFO’s Guide to Getting Your Data Ready 6 to 18 Months Before You File Going public is one of the most data-intensive processes a finance team will manage. The companies that reach listing day with the least […]
Seamless IPO: A Real Issuer Story
INSIGHTS Author: The Odyssey Team Date: March 16, 2026 Seamless IPO: A Real Issuer Story A Case Study on How zSpace Prepared for the Public Markets, with Odyssey and Carta. For many private companies, an initial public offering is viewed as a discrete milestone. In practice, it is a comprehensive operational test. The IPO process […]
PDAC 2026: Four Themes Emerging from Conversations Across the Mining Sector
INSIGHTS Author: The Odyssey Team Date: March 10, 2026 PDAC 2026: Four Themes Emerging from Conversations Across the Mining Sector Each year, PDAC brings together the global mining ecosystem in a way few other events can. For a week, Toronto becomes the center of the industry, where exploration companies, major producers, investors, advisors and governments […]
Five Patterns That Separate Successful SPACs from the Rest: Lessons from the 2021 Cohort
INSIGHTS Author: The Odyssey Team Date: February 19, 2026 Five Patterns That Separated Successful SPACs from the Rest Lessons from the 2021 Cohort: The 2020-2021 SPAC boom produces more than 600 IPOs and nearly $162 billion in capital formation. It also produced something equally valuable: a dataset large enough to identify what actually drives long-term […]
What Actually Happens During an IPO
INSIGHTS Author: The Odyssey Team Date: February 18, 2026 What Actually Happens During an IPO A Timeline Without the Jargon: When a company like BitGo makes the leap toward the public markets, it pulls back the curtain on how IPOs actually work. BitGo’s path underscores a reality many teams only discover too late: the IPO isn’t […]
The New Lifecycle of Going Public
INSIGHTS Author: The Odyssey Team Date: February 4, 2026 The New Lifecycle of Going Public Why Workflow Integration Matters: In an era where IPO markets are reawakening and late-stage capital is flowing again, companies considering a public listing face a very different reality than even a few years ago. Going public is no longer a […]
SPAC Outlook 2026: Trends and Expectations in a Resurgent Market
2026 SPAC Outlook trends & expectations in a resurgent market By Caitlyn Van Valin, EVP, Odyssey Trust Company After an unforgettable boom-and-bust cycle, the U.S. market for Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) is entering 2026 on a more stable footing. In 2021, a record 613 SPACs raised $162 billion – a peak that saw SPACs […]
Odyssey x Carta
A company’s journey from private to public is one of the most important transitions it will ever make. In this conversation, leaders from Odyssey, Carta and zSpace share their firsthand experiences, lessons learned, and the real considerations behind preparing for an IPO.
Podcast: The IPO Experience, with zSpace CFO Erick DeOliveira
A 2026 outlook for TSXV miners: capital-raising trends, critical-minerals policy shifts, ESG expectations and how Canadian mining issuers can stay investor-ready.