Case Study 2: Netscape’s IPO February 17‚ 2015 Executive Summary Netscape was founded in 1994 and it provided internet applications for communications and commerce. In 1995‚ Netscape decided to raise capital by initial public offering. Although initial price for shares was at first $14‚ underwriters suggested increase the price to $28 one day prior to the initial public offering. The board of Netscape was not sure of the high price and fell in dilemma because the firm didn’t
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Background Facebook’s IPO (Initial public offering) is one of the world’s largest initial stock offerings‚ raising $16 billion for the company. Facebook made its stock market debut on May 18 with an initial offering price of $38 per share‚ but closed at $38.23‚ a slight 0.61 per cent up (Associated Press‚ 2012). The typical big first-day pop in the share price seen in other technology companies’ IPOs that many investors had expected did not materialise. Instead‚ its stock price has tumbled since
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IPO: Operating in highly concentrated market Higher level of insider ownership and asset Low level of leverage and liquidity BDL Upon listing: * IPO may exhibit a higher level of liquidity - evidence reported by Gleason et al. (2006) suggests that RTO firms tend to have lower liquidity than matched IPOs. * RM firms tend to be smaller and are still operating at a developmental stage Comparison: 1) BDL does not require disclose of the information and undertake no capital raisings
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Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership by Samuel Kernell OVERALL: Presidents use sympathetic crowds rally public opinion to his side (promote himself and his policies) going public remains a potent weapon in the president’s arsenal‚ for advocating his own agenda and blocking initiatives from adversaries in Congress. This strategy continues to evolve given the intense polarization of Congress and the electroate AND changes in communications technology Implications of these
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INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER VERSUS PRIVATE PLACEMNT Business is all about money. Whether starting a business or growing and expanding‚ business owners need money -better known as capital. This provides an opportunity for investors who trade their money for potential future profit. Both private placements and initial public offerings‚ or IPOs‚ are methods of raising capital for a business. Initial Public Offer (IPO) | Private Placement (P.P) | The first sale of stock by a company to the public. IPOs
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1 Executive Summary This report discusses whether and how JetBlue should list its shares on public from several angles. Two principal incentives prove that the IPO process could be inevitable‚ even without an optimal offering price‚ and valuation models including multiples comparison and income analysis imply the firm may be underpriced. Given the situation and all assumptions‚ an increment in either offering size or price is suggested. 2 SWOT and Background JetBlue started by following Southwest’s
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IPO Valuation FIN-605 Md. Miran Hossain College of Business Colorado State University 10 September‚ 2012 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of going public? Discuss the IPO process. The Advantages of Going Public Financial Benefit The financial benefit in the form of raising capital is the most distinct advantage of going public. Capital can be used to fund research and development‚ fund capital expenditure or even used to pay off existing debt. Moreover‚ once the company is
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JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Summary In July 1999‚ David Neeleman announced his plan to launch a new airline that would bring “humanity back to air travel.” Despite the fact the airline industry had 87 new-airline failures in U.S. over the past 20 years. Neeleman’s plan convinced a group of investors and quickly raised $130 million from venture-capital community. This is the way JetBlue Airways established. With its strong capital base‚ JetBlue acquired a fleet of new Airbus A320 aircraft and focused
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Running Header: JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation JetBlue Airways IPO Valuation Borislav Belenov‚ Wade Brashear‚ Jamie Clausen‚ Paul Collier‚ Nicole Hagan and Melissa Lein Managerial Finance Chadron State College Professor Steve Stoner May 2009 David Neeleman is the founder of JetBlue Airways‚ which began under the name of “New Air” in 1999. Many JetBlue executives were previously employed by Southwest Airlines‚ a competitor in the area of low cost travel. However‚ Mr. Neeleman’s vision was
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Document View Page 1 of 3 Return to JRUL databases | Help 0 marked items Databases selected: Multiple databases... Document View « Back to Results Document 1 c d e f g Mark Document Publisher Information Abstract ‚ Full Text Survey: Innovation in industry: Easy way out Nicholas Valery. The Economist. London: Feb 20‚ 1999.Vol.350‚ Iss. 8107; pg. S22‚ 2 pgs » Jump to full text » Translate document into: Select language » More Like This - Find similar documents
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