Initial Public Offerings Paper Michael Walls, James Denton, Katie Rink, Lisa Johnson FIN370 July 28, 2014 Deneisha Johnson Initial Public Offerings Paper Many giant corporations seek the opportunity to make their companies grow, such as merging or acquisitions from another company. There is one thing a company can do in order to grow their company that is to make an Initial Public Offering. Companies like Facebook, Apple, or Microsoft at one point in the beginning have stepped into the stock
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Initial Public Offerings Jay R. Ritter Cordell Professor of Finance University of Florida Gainesville FL 32611-7168 (352) 846-2837 jritter@dale.cba.ufl.edu http://bear.cba.ufl.edu/ritter Warren Gorham & Lamont Handbook of Modern Finance Edited by Dennis Logue and James Seward reprinted (with modifications) in Contemporary Finance Digest Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring 1998), pp. 5-30 This is the modified version. Abstract In the 1990s, thousands of firms have gone public around the world. This article
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of IPO should E-Bay use to take Skype public - a traditional IPO or an online auction? E-Bay should use an online auction initial public offering (IPO) to take Skype public. In April 2009, E-Bay announced plans to separate Skype from the company. E-Bay’s main reason for selling Skype is the company allows 405 million users to make free phone calls over the internet which does not have the synergies to remain with an online payment business. This paper will argue that E-Bay an e-commerce
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American Finance Association The Long-Run Performance of Initial Public Offerings Author(s): Jay R. Ritter Source: The Journal of Finance, Vol. 46, No. 1 (Mar., 1991), pp. 3-27 Published by: Blackwell Publishing for the American Finance Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2328687 . Accessed: 15/03/2011 14:34 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR's Terms and Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR's
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options for moving forward with the expansion plan. The first option is going public with an IPO, or Initial Public Offering. The second option is to acquire another similar business within the industry, and finally the third option is merging with another organization. All three of these options are viable choices and this paper analyzes each options for its viability and suitability to needs of the business. The paper identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the each approach, and well as the
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Initial Public Offering Paper: VISA Introduction An initial public offering takes place when a company issues common stock or shares to the public for the first time. There are several reasons for companies to go public, for example, small and young companies that seek capital to expand and large privately owned companies that want to become publicly traded. After a company lists its securities on a public exchange, the money collected from investors for the sale of the shares goes directly
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Initial Public Offerings FIN/370 July 13, 2015 Professor Thomas Rietta Initial Public Offerings An Initial Public Offering is defined by investopedia.com as, “The first sale of stock by a private company to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking the capital to expand, but can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded.” Initial Public Offerings can be considered very risky as numbers and value involved with trade are very
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iPod have become standard household gadgets, and the company behind these products, Apple Incorporated (Inc.) has lead the way in computer innovation. Since Apple released its initial public offering (IPO) in 1980, the company has thrived in all aspects of its business and breaking records on the stock market. This paper will discuss Apple’s company background, analyze the implementation and evaluation of its IPO, and conclude with the reason behind Apple was chosen. Company Background
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Investment Banking and the Capital Acquisition Process Smith (1986) 1. Introduction This paper reviews the various methods firms use to raise capital and the effect these methods have on security prices. Firms can raise external capital by selling several securities which they market in different ways. In terms of the theory of corporate finance, capital markets play a vital role in a firm’s investment policies. Therefore, it is critical to have an understanding of the various contractual
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Integrative Problems & Virtual Organization Strategy Paper There are mainly three options for expansion when a company is privately held and wants to expand their operation. This paper will discuss three specific options that a privately held company would have if they were to expand. First of those options would be to go public through an IPO or Initial Public Offerings. The second option would be to acquire another organization in the same industry in order to expand the business. The third and
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