Comments on: Where Are The Managed Services IPOs? http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/08/where-are-the-managed-services-ipos/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:37:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Northern Exec http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/08/where-are-the-managed-services-ipos/comment-page-1/#comment-5721 Northern Exec Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:56:45 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/08/where-are-the-managed-services-ipos/#comment-5721 One other piece of info your article overlooked: Many MSP software providers are located in Canada. Generally speaking, it's easier to go public on Canadian markets (compared to US markets) because the Canadian companies face fewer regulations, IMHO. One other piece of info your article overlooked: Many MSP software providers are located in Canada. Generally speaking, it’s easier to go public on Canadian markets (compared to US markets) because the Canadian companies face fewer regulations, IMHO.

]]> By: Roger Wait http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/08/where-are-the-managed-services-ipos/comment-page-1/#comment-5719 Roger Wait Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:51:24 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/04/08/where-are-the-managed-services-ipos/#comment-5719 The smart money says MSPs will get their own houses in order and work on corporate compliance efforts, but remain privately held in 2008. The markets are too volatile right now and the US sub-prime crisis isn't over. The smart MSPs will have all of their financials in order heading into 2009, and will be able to pull the IPO trigger relatively quickly if/when financial markets stabilize. The only big risk in all this is if venture money runs out before MSPs have a chance to go public. I don't see that happening. Congratulations, BTW, on having the only site that knows how to write about managed services and financial issues. Far too many tech sites out their that overlook the business component. The smart money says MSPs will get their own houses in order and work on corporate compliance efforts, but remain privately held in 2008. The markets are too volatile right now and the US sub-prime crisis isn’t over.

The smart MSPs will have all of their financials in order heading into 2009, and will be able to pull the IPO trigger relatively quickly if/when financial markets stabilize.

The only big risk in all this is if venture money runs out before MSPs have a chance to go public. I don’t see that happening.

Congratulations, BTW, on having the only site that knows how to write about managed services and financial issues. Far too many tech sites out their that overlook the business component.

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