As of September 27, 2026, Perk has not filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and no filing appears on SEC EDGAR, which covers only U.S. registrations. Skift reported on August 10, 2026 that Perk had hired investment banks Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to prepare for a U.S. listing, but the company's President and COO, Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, told Skift there is currently "no plan for the moment" to go public. Taunay-Bucalo also confirmed to Skift that Perk, which is backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2 (which has invested $550 million in the company), had "weighed going public" in 2025 before deciding market conditions were not right. Skift's report framed Perk's revenue as nearing $400 million. No confirmed IPO date, listing venue, or filing timeline has been disclosed.
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Banks hired, but no timeline
Skift reported on August 10, 2026 that Perk had hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to prepare for a possible U.S. listing. Despite that preparatory step, the company's President and Chief Operating Officer, Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, told Skift there is no plan for the moment to actually go public.
Hiring banks for IPO preparation is a common step well before any registration statement is filed, and it does not commit a company to a listing date. As of the latest site review, no S-1 or other filing appears on SEC EDGAR for Perk.
A 2025 decision to wait
Taunay-Bucalo also confirmed to Skift that Perk "weighed going public" in 2025, but the company decided against it after concluding market conditions were not favorable at the time. That decision came before the bank hires Skift reported in August 2026.
The August 10, 2026 report framed Perk's revenue as nearing $400 million, a scale investors typically watch when assessing IPO readiness, though revenue size alone does not set a filing timeline.
Backing and what to watch next
Perk is backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, which Skift reported has put $550 million into the company. That backing gives Perk access to late-stage private capital, which can reduce pressure to go public on any particular schedule.
The only verifiable next steps are a Form S-1 or F-1 registration statement appearing on SEC EDGAR for a U.S. listing, or a direct statement from Perk itself. Neither exists as of September 27, 2026, so any specific IPO date circulating elsewhere remains speculation until the company or a filing says otherwise.
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Skift reported on August 10, 2026 that Perk has hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to prepare a U.S. listing, but President and COO Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo said there is no plan for the moment to go public.
Perk is backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, which has invested $550 million in the company, according to Skift's August 10, 2026 report.
Taunay-Bucalo confirmed to Skift that Perk weighed going public in 2025 before deciding market conditions were not right; the same report framed Perk's revenue as nearing $400 million.
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Has Perk confirmed an IPO date?
No. Skift reported on August 10, 2026 that Perk's President and COO, Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, said there is no plan for the moment to go public, and no S-1 or other registration statement has been filed with the SEC.
Which banks has Perk reportedly hired?
Skift reported on August 10, 2026 that Perk had hired Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Jefferies to help prepare a possible U.S. listing, but the company's President and COO, Jean-Christophe Taunay-Bucalo, told Skift there is no plan for the moment to go public.
Did Perk consider an IPO before?
Yes. Taunay-Bucalo told Skift that Perk weighed going public in 2025 but decided against it after concluding market conditions were not right, according to the August 10, 2026 report.
Can I buy Perk shares before the IPO?
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