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The Wall Street primer, the players, deals, and mechanics of the U.S. securities market, Jason A. Pedersen

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

The Wall Street primer

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Jason A. Pedersen

the players, deals, and mechanics of the U.S. securities market

The basics -- The three principal ingredients of a business -- Seed capital and related matters for startups -- Early stage institutional capital -- Mid-stage private capital -- Later-stage financing and investment bankers -- Late-stage financings and private placements -- Paths to liquidity for private companies -- Considerations for selling a private company -- The process for selling a company -- Initial public offerings: selecting underwriters -- Initial public offerings: transaction process and structural considerations -- Initial public offerings: valuation and marketing -- Initial public offerings: pricing, trading, and other thoughts -- Public investors and life as a young public company -- Follow-on offerings and liquidity for insiders -- Acquiring businesses: targeting opportunities to fuel growth -- Acquiring businesses: valuations, fairness opinions and the approval process -- Business difficulties and stock drops -- Financing considerations for a maturing business -- When things slow down: creating shareholder value and related topics