[pricetag]

They announced that this was coming a while ago, but I’m curious- is there any financial advantage to them IPOing now with respect to the lawsuit?

Like say if the lawsuit cleans them out, does being a publicly listed company vs a private one make for a different outcome?

Looking to hear from someone who’d have some domain knowledge on this stuff.

EDIT: Or possibly the other way around, does this allow them to finance the costs of the lawsuit?

[rahulchhabra07]

I think it's pretty common to have lawsuits against companies while they are filing for IPO's.

Amazon, Facebook, Alibaba are some popular examples you might want to read about.

[zegerjan]

Generally companies try to settle fast before the IPO so there are less concerns to invest.

No domain knowledge btw, just seen it happen a couple of times before

[unixhero]

Hey, better than nothing! Thanks.

[mathattack]

Lawsuits come out when you file. Delaying filing would delay the lawsuit.