Right now, Groupon chairman Eric Lefkofsky could be regretting some boastful claims he recently made about his soon-to-go-public company. Due to Lefkofsky's remarks that his company will be “wildly popular,” the SEC may force Groupon to make new filings before its IPO. The SEC restricts what companies planning to list public shares can say about prospects before listing shares, which means that Groupon may need to disclose Lefkofsky’s comments, according to an analyst that spoke to the New York Post.
Lefkofsky has a lot on his plate apart from heading his “wildly popular” daily deals site—like running the investment group Lightbank with fellow Groupon founder Brad Keywell.
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