MBA 764: Corporate Governance Case Assignment (2): Going public – Facebook Inc. Facebook Inc. is a US publicly listed company. Find its Annual Report for 2012 and refer to it when answering the following questions: 1. When was Facebook Inc. founded? When did it complete its IPO? Where is it incorporated? Facebook was incorporated in Delaware in July 2004. Facebook completed their initial public offering in May 2012 and its Class A common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Select
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Pricing of the Issue There is a lot of work, research, and preparation that goes into an initial public offering. Setting a price for the IPO is a critical step with several factors to consider. Most new securities have their price set by an underwriter. One thing an underwriter must consider is the consequences of setting the issue price of the new offering. If the price is too high, the investment bank that initially purchases the securities will have trouble selling them. If the price is too
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appointment • • • • Teaching assistant: 黄鑫铭 Email: Xmhuang@pku.edu.cn Phone: 15117967781 Office hour: TBD 2 Course Assessment • Class Participation (e.g., raising questions, discussions) - 20%; • Case study - 30% (Group work) • Term paper – 50% 3 Some rules for class 4 Course Outline Reference 1: Kellermann et al., Financial Supervision in the 21st Century, first edition, Springer Reference 2: Brunnermeier et al., The Fundamental Principles of Financial Regulation,
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Commission to be able to sell shares on the Stock Market. This is done to raise capital for growth and improvement of the company. An IPO or Initial Public Offering is the first time a company ever sells shares of stock in the stock market. It’s a big event because after an IPO all the companies’ financial information will be public. It does have its pros and cons. On the bright side it helps bring in a lot more funding to expand the company, it’ll be able to compensate in stocks, and
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CASE #2 – “Rosetta Stone: Pricing the 2009 IPO” Group 2 will have to make a presentation before the entire class during the synchronous session on Monday, November 23, 2015. In April 2009, the Rosetta Stone management had to price the initial public offering of Rosetta Stone stock during one of the most difficult periods in capital-raising history. The case outlines Rosetta Stone’s unique language-learning strategy and its associated strong financial performance. Students are invited to value
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•What is the outlook for the search industry as seen in 2004? What are Google’s strengths and weaknesses in its main business line? •Do you think Google should go public? To answer this question, list the pros and cons of doing an IPO, and assess these points in the context of Google. Consider Google’s competitive position in its industry, the market conditions, concerns of managers, firm’s financial health, etc. Pros and Cons of doing an IPO: Pros Cons An IPO allows a company to tap a
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usually to take the company public and the VC will benefit from the capital raised in the IPO * Many VC firms are formed from a group of investors that pool capital and then have partners in the firm decide which companies will receive financing Choosing a Venture Capitalist * Financial strength is important * Style is important * References are important * Contacts are important * Exit strategy is important The Public Issue * Public Issue—the creation and sale of
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sell off assets, and even private companies choose to go public. “This is also known as IPO, referred to simply as an "offering" or "flotation", is when a company (called the issuer) issues common stock or shares to the public for the first time. They are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, but can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded.” (Initial Public Offering, 2011) IPO’s are largely known for companies that
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Unethical Behavior Involved In 2002, CitiGroup Inc. and other top Wall Street securities firms were accused of misleading investors. This misconduct was done by the securities firms’ research divisions. The analysts used biased research to sell stock that they knew were not good buys. The analysts ignored the legitimate research because of concern over from backlash from their investment bankers. They were encouraged to do this by the investment sections of their companies in return for bonuses
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