Season 4, Ep 5: Chaim Friedland, Partner at Gornitzky, on the IPO Wedding and the Public Market Marriage: Legal & IR Strategy

In this special English-languag e episode, Rami Rozen and Daphna Golden are joined by Chaim Friedland, a leading capital markets and M&A lawyer and Partner at Gornitzky GNY. Together, they go beyond the traditional public-company lens and dive into the critical pre-IPO and M&A stages where the most consequential decisions are made.Chaim shares sharp, practical insights on the biggest mistakes founders make when preparing to go public, why Investor Relations must be embedded in the process long before the IPO kick-off, and how misaligned expectations between boards, CEOs, and bankers can create real tension in the boardroom. The conversation also explores the high-stakes reality of M&A transactions, where even a single information leak can derail a deal entirely, and extends into the future of capital markets, including the impact of AI on software company valuations, and closes with Chaim’s Golden Tip for IPO pricing: why maximizing valuation at listing can actually limit long-term upside.Founders, executives, IROs, or legal advisors, watch this episode delivers a candid, experience-driven masterclass on navigating IPOs, M&A, and the evolving dynamics of the public markets.This episode is sponsored by Nasdaq, the leading global exchange supporting companies from all over the world, as they transition into the US capital markets with leading IR services and unique access to both US and global investors.