IPOs and Equity Offerings (Securities Institute Global Capital Markets)

An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most significant events in corporate life. It follows months, even years of preparation. During the boom years of the late 1990s bull market, IPOs of growth companies captured the imagination and pocketbooks of investors like never before. This book goes behind the scenes to examine the process of an offering from the decision to go public to the procedures of a subsequent equity offering. The book is written from the perspective of an experienced investment banker describing the hows and whys of IPOs and subsequent equity issues. Each aspect of an IPO is illustrated with plenty of international examples pitched alongside relevant academic research to offer a combination of theoretical rigour and practical application. Topics covered are: - the decision to go public - legal and regulatory aspects of an offering; marketing and research - valuation and pricing - allocations of shares to investors - examination of fees and commissions * Global perpective: UK, European and US practices, regulations and examples, and case studies * First hand experience written by an IPO trader with academic rigour * Includes the changes in the market that resulted from 1998-2000 equity boom Content: Preface , Page ix About the author , Page xi 1 - The decision to go public , Pages 1-30 2 - The players , Pages 31-43 3 - The offering process, part 1 , Pages 44-58 4 - The offering process, part 2 , Pages 59-75 5 - Determining the value of an IPO company , Pages 76-94 6 - Documentation and due diligence , Pages 95-114 7 - UK offerings , Pages 115-127 8 - US offers and American depository receipts , Pages 128-152 9 - Marketing new issues , Pages 153-169 10 - Syndication and fees , Pages 170-190 11 - Allocation, stabilization and lockups , Pages 191-210 12 - Secondary equity offerings , Pages 211-230 Bibliography , Pages 231-241 Useful websites , Pages 243-244 Index , Pages 245-257