and to create the best business model. Nevertheless‚ we think that as an IPO company‚ Blackstone must fully disclose its financial statements and it is also the must-pay and tradeoff to lower the costs of capital. This is also the problem that Blackstone couldn ’t wholly resolve from purely adjusting the financial structure. 2. Risk of employees resigning triggered from the change of compensation package Before going IPO‚ underwriters raised the concerns from unitholders: ‘though it will bring
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1.0 Overview: Baidu vs. Google Traditionally world compare China to a slumbering dragon. And for West or other developed countries‚ this is used as a great opportunity to access a great volume of inexpensive labours and huge manufacturing capabilities. Interestingly‚ now the dragon comes fully awake and the rest of the world had better watch out. Same goes to Google when China discovering Baidu-often referred to as China’s Google in 2000. Is this China’s Google ready for what the Google has become
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Case (1)：The Blackstone Group’s IPO 1. What are the built-in tensions with a public private equity firm? How does Blackstone’s structure attempt to reconcile them? 2. If you were an LP in Blackstone‚ how would you view the structure Blackstone has put in place to go public? 3. Would you rather be a unitholder in Blackstone or an LP? 4. As a potential employee‚ how you evaluate the Blackstone compensation package against a commensurate offer from a similar large-scale private equity firm that
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Case Study Baidu vs Google The goal of this case is to broaden our knowledge of new business models and that of how local companies may struggle against foreign competition. You are asked to answer the following questions: 1 / What led to Baidu’s market dominance? Compare the two business models and their evolution 2 / How do you recommend Google to do in China? Compare Google position with the one of other companies in the internet-related industries. What can we learn
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IPO Process Stock offered to public Approval by SEBI Draft Offer document filed with SEBI Negotiate the deal Investment Bankers (Underwriters) Company
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it’s full course ” - George Soros raising over $210 million in share capital. Final share price was $14 per share – 2 Dec 2010 successfully raised US$75 million at a placing price of 115 pence per share – 23 July 2013 could be the LARGEST U.S. IPO in history “ We’re not investing in football ‚ we’re investing in entertainment” - Jack Ma WHY did both Tony and Jack Ma invested in sports ? THE ROME EMPIRE WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY *slides contents and images displayed are for case
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United Parcel Service’s IPO Question 1: What are the key success factors and risks for UPS given its business strategy? In the package-delivery industry timely‚ accurate and competitively priced services are the key success factors. With over 13 million packages delivered each business day‚ UPS had drastically invested in technology‚ which had played an important role on its growth. UPS’s well developed computer systems had ensured to UPS customers an excellent service which fulfils its customer
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support JetBlue’s growth plan and offset portfolio losses by its venture-capital investors‚ JetBlue wished to raise capital through initial public offering (IPO). The purpose of this report is to determine the appropriate JetBlue’s IPO price given the available data. The report begins with the issue of underpricing‚ explaining the importance selling IPO at a correct price in order to avoid “leaving too much money on the table”. Then an analysis on the advantages and disadvantages for JetBlue to go public
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Business Finance Policy: FINA 380-01 Dr. William Brent February 3rd 2009 JetBlue Airways: IPO Valuation Table of Content I. Statement of Problem II. Alternative Solutions III. Analysis of the Alternatives IV. Final Recommendation V. Appendix I. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM David Neeleman‚ CEO of JetBlue Airways and his management team have realized that JetBlue is still making profit despite the many challenges facing the airline industry after the September
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According to Brau and Fawcet (2004)‚ the most common reason CFOs choose to provide an IPO on their firm is to create public shares for use in future acquisitions. While Rosetta Stone may not have immediate acquisition plans‚ the public offering of their shares will provide new capital for them to continue to expand. Only 5% of their revenue comes from outside of the United States‚ and with increased capital from an IPO‚ Rosetta Stone can look to pursue new markets (Schill‚ 2009). Whether they plan to
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