(autonomous body) created by the Government of India in 1988 and given statutory form in 1992 with the SEBI Act 1992 with its head office at Mumbai. It is chaired by Mr. M. Damodaran a respected turnaround civil servant credited with turning around large public sector companies from near death scenarios including the famous Unit Trust of India. Below the Board‚ headed by the Chairman‚ the staff/officers of the organization are led by Executive Directors. Sebi has three functions rolled into one body: legislative
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Initial Public Offering is the first sale of stock by a private company to the public. The private company as an issuer entrusts an underwriter firm or a group of firms who help the issuer going public. IPOs are such a big deal because any investors who hold stock at initial offering price would make a significant capital gain when the company goes public. Numerous cases of new issues have proved that investors rise in value. Mr. Schwartz (1999) listed some advantages of going public in his article
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SWOT ANALYSIS Strengths JetBlue find its strength from the following: Strong Brand JetBlue is considered as a strong brand widely known among the people of US. JetBlue was named the number one U.S. domestic airline by Coned Nast Traveler magazine’s “Readers’ Choice Awards” for the six years in a row. This further strengthen people’s trust to JetBlue and improves the company’s brand name and credibility among its clients and competitors. Unique flying experience JetBlue offers a new flying experience
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TRX‚ INC.: Initial Public Offering INTRODUCTION OF SOME SORT IPOs are not sure things; therefore‚ when considering going public‚ one of the most important things to look at is the company’s future growth potential. Investors need the comfort of good future returns before they buy stock. The potential for growth at TRX exists‚ especially in moving away from customer-care‚ but the continuous reporting of negative net income poses a problem. Potential buyers will be wary to invest in a company that
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Shopping Platform in Hong Kong and Taiwan Apr 8 13 Taobao Marketplace and Juhuasuan announced the official launch of Juhuasuan Overseas platform to provide Hong Kong and Taiwan consumers with a dedicated comprehensive group shopping platform offering a wide range of high-quality merchandise and localized lifestyle services selected from Taobao sellers. Previously‚ products offered on Juhuasuan were often only accessible to mainland Chinese consumers. The Juhuasuan Overseas platform will leverage
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Strengths of IPO Going public through an Initial Public Offering‚ or IPO‚ could be a great way for Berry’s Bug Blasters to raise a substantial amount of cash very quickly. This infusion of cash‚ if managed properly‚ could help their company expand into other geographic regions or expand their service offerings. They could use this cash‚ which they would otherwise not have‚ to purchase the necessary equipment to improve their pest treatment services. For example‚ by investing in “greener” pest
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! ! 1 . How does Facebook make money? What are the value drivers of its business? What is its comparative advantage relative to other social networking companies? Advertising accounted for 98 per cent of Facebook’s revenues in 2009‚ 95 per cent in 2010 and 85 per cent in 2011. Facebook offered advertisers the opportunity to segment and target its users based on their demographic information‚ expressed interests and social connections. Another part of the revenue was generated by its payments business
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and -800s. Customer base: Using a discount model similar to Southwest Airlines in the U.S. GOL holds about 35 to 40 percent of the domestic air travel market. Since launching operations‚ GOL has been South America’s fastest-growing airline. GOL’s initial fleet: 25 Boeing 737 series flying to 40 destinations In 2004 GOL entered into two capital markets: The New York stock exchange NYSE and Sao Paulo BOVESPA raising $322 million dollars GOL added 115 aircrafts to its fleet‚ increasing to 900 daily takeoffs
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the bond issue’s features should include a(n): coupon rate 3. If Westie Recording elects to offer an IPO (Initial Public Offering)‚ it will involve preparing full financial disclosure with the SEC. The firm is advised to solicit the services of an investment banker/underwriter‚ who will analyze the market and determine the best price for the new issue of Westie Recording stock. The offering will then be sold on the primary
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Course Number: FIN501 Module 1 Case Assignment Introduction Upon deciding to go public‚ a company looks into preparing an initial public offering (IPO). There are two IPOs with which a company can utilize: a traditional IPO or the relatively new Auction-based IPO that was made popular by Google. Avaya is currently planning for IPO. “Avaya is a global leader in business communications systems. The company provides unified communications‚ contact centers‚ data solutions and related services
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