Initial Public OfferingsThe Mechanics and Performance of IPOs

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ISBN:9781905641154
Editorial: Harriman House Publishing
Fecha de la edición:2009
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An initial public offering (IPO) - the occasion when a firm's shares are issued to the public for the first time - is one of the most exciting events in the life of a company, providing new opportunities for the business, its managers and for investors. IPOs thus attract a lot of attention from stock market researchers, academics and investors seeking to understand more about how they work and how the shares of IPO companies perform once they are listed. In this new book, Arif Khurshed delves into the history of IPOs on the London Stock Exchange, explains the mechanics of how IPOs are arranged and how they are priced, and provides an analysis - with detailed but lucid reference to past academic studies - of how the shares of IPO companies perform in the short and long term. The book provides valuable insight into many fundamental IPO matters, including: the different methods of flotation that are used, the alternative ways in which IPO shares are priced, how common it is for IPO shares to over or underperform, and the survival of IPO firms once they are listed. There are also detailed case studies of a number of high-profile IPOs, including those of Google, Visa and MoneySupermarket. If you are an academic, finance professional or serious investor looking to broaden your knowledge of stock market flotations then you will find "Initial Public Offerings" to be an indispensable guide.

Acknowledgements About the Author Preface 1. An Introduction to IPOs 1.1 The life cycle of companies 1.2 Why companies conduct IPOs 1.3 Company preparation for an IPO 2. A History of IPOs 2.1 The London Stock Exchange 2.2 Regulatory and administrative history of UK IPOs 2.3 A brief history of IPOs in the UK since 1945 2.4 High-profile UK and international IPOs 3. Mechanics of IPOs 3.1 Methods of flotation 3.2 The timetable of an IPO 3.3 How IPOs are priced 3.4 Applying for IPO shares 3.5 How IPO shares are allocated 3.6 Trading IPO shares 3.7 The grey market 4. The Performance and Survival of IPOs 4.1 How IPOs perform when trading in their shares commences 4.2 The survival of IPOs 4.3 An analysis of the performance of UK privatisation IPOs 5. Investing in IPOs 5.1 Where to find information on firms planning an IPO 5.2 The IPO prospectus 5.3 What else to look out for in an IPO firm 5.4 Ten summary rules for IPO investments Bibliography Index