Entrepreneurship Law Final Exam 1. Who owns the CadWatt Solar cell technology? What rights‚ if any can SSC claim on it? SSC owned the technology‚ because the invention related to the SSC’s business and he had used some of SSC’s resources (namely‚ his SSC computer and SSC training sessions) when developing it. 2. What can Pierre do to make his departure from SSC amicable? Should he have left sooner? What ongoing obligations does he have to SSC? Pierre should consider returning
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Manufacturing Company and how the Initial Public Offering status will allow Riordan Manufacturing Company to maintain their position as leaders in the plastic production industry. Strengths of an Initial Public Offering In an Initial Public Offering (IPO) Riordan Manufacturing Company would trade their stock for the first time. This sale would provide an influx of capital that could be used for: exposure‚ prestige‚ and improved public image; creating equity‚ convertible debt‚ and less expensive bank
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US$1.9b in Q1. However‚ PE deal volume remains well below 2011 averages‚ when PE firms averaged 160 investments per quarter valued at US$5.0b. Among the reasons for the decline in activity is an overall decline in the global IPO markets and a corresponding decline in pre-IPO investments by global and local China-focused PE firms. After jumping in Q1‚ fund-raising declined in the second quarter. Firms focused on China closed on an aggregate US$5.5b of investor commitments in the second quarter‚ down
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the public equity market could be tapped to satisfy those needs? 3) Why‚ in general‚ do companies go public? What are the advantages and disadvantages of public ownership? 4) The case points out that the IPO market is sometimes characterised as a “hot issue” market‚ and that many IPOs are viewed in retrospect as having been “underpriced.” What might explain these phenomena? Should the Netscape board be concerned about underpricing? Why or why not? 5) Can the recommended offering price of
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And perhaps one of the most important questions would be why UST is not providing funding at this point? There are also some exit strategy and valuation questions. Since the business plan points to an acquisition for an exit‚ is an IPO out of the question? If an IPO market is not there‚ what are the comparable market
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as the ethics and social responsibility of this organization. Groupon is a Chicago based company started by a Northwestern musical prodigy‚ Andrew Mason. It had an IPO last November that priced the company at nearly $20 billion. Since then‚ the company’s fortunes have suffered and the stock is currently valued at 40% of the IPO price. The drop in their stock value makes sense since Groupon as a whole isn’t profitable since their U.S. division only made 12% profit‚ but this was with their heaving
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Case Study: ! From humble beginnings to world’s largest biotech September 29‚ 2104 • 1980 Today: • • 1982 1983 ! Amgen is world’s largest biotechnology company • 1984 • 1985 Deal exclusively with biologics • 1987 • 1989 • 1991 20‚000 global employees in North America‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Australia‚ and Middle East Over $18 billion in annual sales 43% of revenue still
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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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INTRODUCTION & CHAPTER 1 1. What is the main point of marketing myopia? a. Railroads only saw themselves in the railroad business – not the transportation business; they became product oriented instead of being customer oriented. b. There was not a lack of demand‚ as they claimed; transportation customers just chose cars‚ planes‚ etc. 2. There is no such thing as a commodity. Define yourself broadly and in terms of your customer 3. Working Assumption – managers work to maximize the value of
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