Access to Capital A public offering of stock can vary from $500‚000 to over $1 billion. In 1999‚ 544 companies completed an IPO(Initial Public Offering). The total capital raised from these offerings was $23.6 billion. By offering stock for sale to the public a company can access a substantial source of corporate funding. If a company needs to raise capital‚ it can sell stock(equity) or it can it issue bonds(debt securities). An initial equity offering can bring immediate proceeds to a company
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Public-private Partnerships INTRODUCTION: During the past few years‚ the Province of New Brunswick has entered into several public-private partnership projects. It was one of the first provincial governments to embark on such endeavors and has been able to develop “best practices” to be applied to public-private partnership projects. This document contains guidelines for public-private partnerships reflecting these best practices. DEFINITIONS: Agreement between government and the
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Initial public offering (IPO): An initial public offering (IPO) is a type of public offering where shares of stock in a company are sold to the general public‚ on a securities exchange‚ for the first time. Through this process‚ a private company transforms into a public company. Initial public offerings are used by companies to raise expansion capital‚ to possibly monetize the investments of early private investors‚ and to become publicly traded enterprises. A company selling shares is never required
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An IPO is the first public sale of a company’s stock. The shares are sold on a securities exchange‚ and as a result‚ a private company becomes a public company. This dissertation will examine the reasons for using an IPO and some of the advantages and disadvantages of an IPO. It will also examine the procedure that is undertaken to execute the IPO. Lastly‚ Facebook’s recent IPO will be used to help delineate some of the concepts of an IPO. A company uses an IPO because once its stock is listed
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Public broadcasting is defined as broadcasting that is controlled and financed by the public for the public. There is no government or commercial institutions directing and influencing programming content so as to influence the public. It is therefore free from political influence and commercial pressure. (UNESCO) A “Public Broadcaster Services” (“PBS”) has the role of broadcasting in the interest of the public. The SABC in South Africa owns fifteen PBS radio stations of which eleven of its PBS
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Public-Private Partnerships(PPP): A Reality Check and the Limits of Principal Agent Theory Arie Halachmi‚ PhD 2011-2011 Distinguished Fulbright Professor Abstract Can partnership and contracting out of the production and delivery of what used to be performed by government improve public sector productivity? However‚ the reality does not always follow the theory. Using an actual case study and a Principal Agent Theory the paper explores and articulates possible limitations of Principal
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What is public health? What makes a good public health practitioner? Word count: 658 The health of an individual is highly determined by the health of the population in defined settings. Therefore‚ we should widen our vision to go beyond the individual level and incorporate the health of the population i.e. public health. Public health is more about collective actions and implies the science and the art of enabling‚ and organizing the community so as to prevent disease‚ prolong life and promote
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MARKETING RESEARCH ♦ Volume 3 ♦ Number 1 ♦ 2010 SERVICE QUALITY IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE Prabha Ramseook-Munhurrun‚ University of Technology‚ Mauritius Soolakshna D. Lukea-Bhiwajee‚ University of Technology‚ Mauritius Perunjodi Naidoo‚ University of Technology‚ Mauritius ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to obtain a better understanding of the extent to which service quality is delivered within the Mauritian public service by drawing on front-line employees (FLE) and customer perceptions
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------------------------------------------------- Public Private Partnerships Strategic Finance Assignment 1) What are Public Private Partnerships? A public–private partnership (PPP) is a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. Public Private Partnership is an arrangement between a government / statutory entity / government owned entity on one side and a private sector entity on the other‚ for the provision of public assets
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As a relationship‚ it involves a person or body in a position of authority assigning or negotiating with others the performance of certain responsibilities‚ ideally based on agreed-upon expectations and standards. -Paul G. Thomas To the Public‚ accountability is… A general subjective sense of responsibility‚ the upholding of professional values and standards even in the absence of external scrutiny‚ a demonstrated responsiveness to particular clients or to the community at large‚ and
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