Harvard Business School 9-296-088 rP os t Rev. May 16, 1997 Netscape's Initial Public Offering op yo August 8, 1995 had taken an unexpected turn for Netscape Communications Corporation’s board of directors. Earlier that morning, the day before the company’s scheduled initial public offering (IPO), Netscape’s lead underwriters proposed to the board a 100% increase in the original offering price from $14 to $28 per share. This recommendation came in response to the remarkable
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Department of Accounting and Finance ΛΟΧ 590 Postgraduate Thesis Thesis supervisor: Dr Irene Karamanou Hadjigavriel Stavriana Acknowledgments: I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr Irene Karamanou, for guiding and helping me throughout my thesis as her critical thinking and logical guidance was of significant importance to me. I would also like to thank my family for supporting me and motivating me not only throughout my postgraduate but also undergraduate degree. Contents:
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IPO. This is due to the ‘trust’ that investors have on the grading agency, regarding its capability to perform research on the key fundamental indicators. Informed and knowledgeable investors act vigorously to get maximum shares during the initial public offer. Book building pricing method plays vital role in attracting the investors who anticipate efficient price discovery. The study attempts to provide insights to investors on how significantly efficient the listing prices of oversubscribed
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Why Has IPO Underpricing Increased Over Time? Abstract In the 1980s, the average first-day return on initial public offerings (IPOs) was 7%. The average first-day return doubled to almost 15% during 1990-1998, before jumping to 65% during the internet bubble years of 1999-2000. Part of the increase can be attributed to changes in the composition of the companies going public. We attribute much of the increase in underpricing, however, to previously latent agency problems between underwriters
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Virtual Organization Strategy Paper Finance for Business/FIN 370 March 18, 2011 Abstract The purpose of this paper is to review a hypothetical organization and outline the options the organization may be faced with when debating the idea of expansion. The organization in question is Huffman Trucking, which is a trucking firm based in Ohio that has established a presence by acquiring five Eastern regional carriers. The company is privately held. The analysis of this organization includes
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MANNING & NAPIER, INC. IPO Paper Manning & Napier, IPO Business Description Manning and Napier, Inc. is an independent investment management firm which provides a broad range of investment solutions through separately managed accounts, mutual funds and ‘ collective investment trust funds. This company also offers equity and fixed income portfolios as well as a range of blended asset portfolios, such as life cycle funds, that use a mix of stocks and bonds. Manning and Napier Advisors, LLC
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exclusive use of B. OUYANG Harvard Business School 9-296-088 Rev. May 16, 1997 Netscape's Initial Public Offering August 8, 1995 had taken an unexpected turn for Netscape Communications Corporation’s board of directors. Earlier that morning, the day before the company’s scheduled initial public offering (IPO), Netscape’s lead underwriters proposed to the board a 100% increase in the original offering price from $14 to $28 per share. This recommendation came in response to the remarkable oversubscription
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Virtual Organization using the student website. Assume your organization is privately held, wants to expand operations, and is faced with three options for expansion: • Going public through an IPO • Acquiring another organization in the same industry • Merging with another organization Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast options and make a recommendation about which strategy the organization must choose. Address: • Strengths of each approach-
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A Case Study The Initial Public Offering of Williams Communications Group, Inc. William B. Elliott* Department of Finance Oklahoma State University College of Business 224 Business Stillwater, OK 74078 405.744.8639 (voice) 405.744.5180 (fax) elliowb@okstate.edu Lindsay Lewellen First Union Securities Asset Securitization Division 1 First Union Center 301 South College Street Charolotte, NC 28288-0943 704.383.7991 March 2002 * Corresponding author
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ARTICLE IN PRESS Journal of Financial Economics 84 (2007) 330–357 www.elsevier.com/locate/jfec Politically connected CEOs, corporate governance, and Post-IPO performance of China’s newly partially privatized firms$ Joseph P.H. Fana,Ã, T.J. Wonga, Tianyu Zhangb a The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong b City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Received 19 August 2005; received in revised form 31 January 2006; accepted 6 March 2006 Available online 24 January
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