‘It’s crazy’: SpaceX could set records as the least shareholder-friendly public company of all time
SpaceX has filed for its IPO, raising concerns among corporate governance watchdogs about its shareholder-unfriendly structure. Critics, including major public fund managers, argue that the governance rules heavily favor Elon Musk and insiders at the expense of regular investors. The dual-class share system and mandatory arbitration provisions have sparked outrage, as they undermine traditional shareholder rights.
- ▪SpaceX's IPO is expected to raise around $80 billion, setting a record for an IPO.
- ▪The governance structure allows Musk to maintain 79% control despite owning only 42% of the equity.
- ▪The dual-class share system and mandatory arbitration provisions have drawn significant criticism from public fund managers.
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SpaceX filed for its long awaited IPO. And as corporate governance watchdogs page through the S-1 filing one thing’s for sure: They will find much to fret about. Indeed the governance apparatus stunningly favors the C-suite, the board, and especially founder Elon Musk, at the expense of shareholders.Recommended Video In fact, Musk’s critics had already dialed up the outrage in the weeks before the S-1 was filed. In a letter to Musk and his two top lieutenants on May 13, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), and the Controllers of New York City and State, charged that the registration statement “would constitute the most management-favorable governance structure ever brought to the U.S.
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