| THE Google IPO | Understanding IPO Pricing Alternatives | MF Case 5 Group 9: | Angela 1113809238 | Jason 1113809011 | Jeff 1113809018 | Simon 1113809237 | 3/11/2012 | | Table of Contents 1 Google versus Baidu (Dutch Auction vs. Book Building) 1 2 Alternative IPO pricing methods 2 2.1 Book Building 2 2.1.1 Hallmarks of book building: 2 2.1.2 Green Shoe Option 2 Dutch auction 6 2.1.3 Sealed-bid price-discriminatory auction 6 2.1.4 Sealed-bid uniform-price auction
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Netscape’s IPO Case Memo Question 1 a) Why are investors excited about Netscape? Historically speaking‚ the main reason that made investors so excited about Netscape’s IPO is because the whole market favored venture-backed high-technology stock offerings‚ particularly those related to the internet in 1990s. The market was in hot issue status that the stock prices were increased by an average of 20% on the first day of trading for nearly half of IPOs in
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Facebook kept growing rapidly. With the high expectation of investors‚ Facebook finally decided to go public. The “Red Herring” of Facebook stated that its goal was to connect all two billion global Internet users. Basing on our analysis of Facebook’s IPO‚ we would like to give several recommendations on the investment of Facebook. Analysis Facebook generated its revenues mainly through advertising. Advertising accounted for 98% of Facebook’s revenue in 2009‚ 95% in 2010 and 85% in 2011. As a real identity
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Case: United Parcel Service’s IPO Please answer the following questions. Limit your responses to four pages total. These should provide a good foundation for our next class discussion of the case. 1. How is UPS performing? Back up your assessment with your financial ratio analysis. What factors in your opinion are driving this performance? UPS has grown from modest beginnings to an organization that ships for that 15 million packages a day with over 6.1 million customer in more than 200 counties
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Strategic Report for JetBlue Airways Harkness Consulting Innovation through Collaboration Rosanna Smart Alisher Saydalikhodjayev Sayre Craig April 14‚ 2007 Table of Contents Executive Summary ………………………………………………..3 Company History ………………………………….………………..4 Competitive Analysis ………………………………………………7 Internal Rivalry …………………………………………………………. 8 Entry ………………………………………………………………………… 9 Substitutes and Complements …………………………………….. 11 Supplier Power ………………………………………………………….. 12 Buyer Power …………………………………………………
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Financial Engineering Case Study Written Report NIKE INC.‚ COST OF CAPITAL CASE REPORT Submitted to: Mr. Mieczyslaw Grudzinski Report date: 27 February 2014 BBA Finance & Accounting Semester 6‚ Academic year 2013-2014 Group Member: Tra My Nguyen 24458 Anna Kulishova 24444 Kaihao Zhang 25545 Zakariae Mokhliss 27727 NIKE INC.‚ COST OF CAPITAL CASE REPORT INTRODUCTION Our group was assigned to produce a report on the Nike Inc.: Cost
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Understanding IPOs and IPO Scams You don’t have to spend too much time around the stock market to discover that there’s something fishy about many stocks’ initial public offerings‚ (IPOs). The standing joke is that IPO really stands for “It’s Probably Overpriced”. While that may or may not be true in any given case‚ there are a large number of pitfalls awaiting the would-be IPO trader or investor. It’s a case of caveat emptor‚ and in order to be suitably wary you need to understand how an IPO works and
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HAMLINE UNIVERSITY Individual Case Study: JetBlue Airways Corp‚ WestJet Airlines Ltd‚ and others: The Difficult Path to Software Upgrades Introduction I would argue that any organization undergoing system upgrades should ensure that the end result of such an upgrade must align with its business
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services‚ dispute management and information services. It also act as an enforcer of common set of rules to be followed for payment. IPO Process of VISA Inc. The salient features and steps involved in IPO of VISA Inc. are as discussed as follows. i. Stake offered As for the pathfinder prospectus‚ registered by SEC on February 25 2008‚ Visa offered in its IPO 406‚000‚000 shares of class
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Executive Summary JetBlue was started in 1999 by David Neeleman‚ whose vision is to give high-quality and reliable flying experience in a budget airline. Through sophisticated technology‚ brand new aircrafts‚ impeccable customer service and low fares‚ JetBlue was on its way to achieve this vision. Although the low-fare travel industry was gaining momentum‚ the September 11 attack brought a massive downturn to the already-risky airline industry. However‚ JetBlue was still able to deliver good performance
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