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# Spotify Holds Fake Earnings Calls In Preparation For IPO [report]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/spotify-holds-fake-earnings-calls-in-preparation-for-ipo-report/
- Published: 2014-06-23T17:17:08.000Z
- Updated: 2014-06-23T17:17:08.000Z
- Description: Spotify has held practice earnings calls this spring in preparation for an initial public stock offering (IPO), according to a new report. The practice earnings call was attended by Spotify. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/06/spotify-holds-fake-earnings-calls-in-preparation-f
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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Spotify has held practice earnings calls this spring in preparation for an initial public stock offering (IPO), according to a new report. The practice earnings call was attended by Spotify investors and investment banks Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank who had extended a [$200 million](https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/03/spotify-signals-ipo-seeks-new-credit-line-.html) line of credit to the music streamer.

Banks often pitch loans to tech companies hoping to win an underwriting role in a future IPO.

[Quartz](http://qz.com/224252/spotify-hasnt-gone-public-yet-but-it-is-hosting-practice-earnings-calls/?ref=hypebot.com#/), who broke today's story has already reported that Spotify is considering a public offering as early as this fall. The value of the offering could exceed $10 billion, according to some analysts.

Earlier this year Spotify acquired ubiquitous music analytics firm The Echo Nest; a move seen by some analysts as strengthening its portfolio before announcing a public stock offering. In February, a Spotify recruitment ad sought an External Reporting Specialist to "prepare the Company for international financial standards," as required by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines for a company planning an initial public stock offering. The original version of the ad also named the SEC, according to [Reuters](http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/17/us-spotify-idUSBREA1G0T120140217?ref=hypebot.com).

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