Top of Form Netscape IPO Introduction The case analyzes the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Netscape Communications Inc.‚ in order to recommend a justifiable share price for the IPO. Founded in April 1994‚ Netscape Communications Corporation provided a comprehensive line of client‚ server and integrated applications software for communications and commerce on the Internet and private Internet Protocol networks. The primary revenue generator for Netscape at the time IPO was it ’s Internet Browser
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Major Research Project on “IMPACT OF IPO/FPO’s PERFORMANCE IN INDIAN CAPITAL MARKET.” Supervised By - Submitted By - Prof. Dr Mitchell Bharadwaj Ashish Gupta MBA 1st Year(2nd SEM) CONTENT S.NO. TOPIC PAGE NO. 1. Introduction 3-4 2. Method of Pricing of IPO/FPO in India 4 3. Literature Review 5-7 4. Rationale of study 8 5. Objectives 9 6. Research Methodology
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Advantages / Disadvantages of the IPO Decision There are considerable advantages with obtaining equity through the IPO process. There are‚ however‚ some drawbacks that also need to be taken into consideration. Some of the advantages and disadvantages are: Advantages | Disadvantages | * Equity value is established for the firm * Current shareholders can diversify personal portfolios | * SEC requires public disclosure of financial information (transparency) * IPO expenses | * Liquidity
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The 15th Financial Case Analysis Contest Analysis Report Case Name： PRADA: TO IPO OR NOT TO IPO: THAT IS THE QUESTION‚ AGAIN Report Title： SWEET ARE THE USES OF IPO Team Name： WINDTRACKER DATE: 16/12/2012 Contents ABSTRACT 1 1. Macro and Industry Analysis 3 1.1 Financing Environment 3 1.1.1 International Monetary Market 3 1.1.2 International Bond Market 7 1.1.3 International Stock Market 9 1.1.4 International Private Equity Market 10 1.2 Industry Analysis
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The IPO of CFAO – MCT 4 – 31 October‚ 2012 st 1 Corporate Finance Prof. Ken L. Bechmann‚ Ph.D. The IPO of CFAO ESSEC & MANNHEIM EMBA‚ Weekend 2013 MCT 4 Johannes Drexler Anton Golubev Fabricio Granados Curzio Scheurer Nataliya Shevchenko Matthias Wörner Mannheim Business School 31st October‚ 2012 The IPO of CFAO – MCT 4 – 31 October‚ 2012 st 2 1. Discuss the performance and financial strategy (capital structure) of CFAO in the 20062008 period. The management of
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In this paper‚ we outline the process by which companies are brought to market in an initial public offering. Our goals here are to delineate the specific steps that are required in an IPO‚ to demonstrate the complex inter-relationships between the advising‚ marketing‚ pricing‚ and trading functions of the IPO process‚ and to highlight the role played by the underwriter in a public offering. When a company wishes to make a public offering‚ its first step is to select an investment bank to advise
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The Google IPO Pre-IPO Initiated from their dorm rooms at Stanford University while they were the Doctoral students major in computer science‚ Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google in 1998 with the $1‚000‚000 funded by the angel investors. In fiscal 2003‚ Google has generated $961.9 million in revenue and posted $105.6 million in net profit. Head-on competing with another search giant Yahoo.com‚ with 60 million internet users‚ Google has become one of the most powerful search engines
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themselves strapped for cash. Netscape would definitely fall into this category as it increasing felt the pressure and loss of market-share to a growing number of competitors. Many companies find it desirable to "go public" with an initial public offering (IPO) when their equity capital needs increase to the point where the opportunity cost of remaining private and compensating investors for the lack of liquidity becomes too great relative to the lower coat of capital derived from liquid public markets (Netscape
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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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alternatives include issuing sort term bonds‚ forming a joint venture‚ and completing an IPO. Considering the pros and cons of each option while heeding the concerns and preferences of the Prada family‚ GCP recommends the board pursue an IPO. Outlined in this memo the board will read the rationale behind pursuing the IPO as well as information on alternative options. Luxury Goods – Market Outlook To become an attractive IPO option for investors Prada needs to demonstrate it has the correct market position
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