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Study Group: IPO Specialists

Council Members in this Study Group: 109

This study group may include chief financial officers, chartered public accountants, controllers, and consultants knowledgeable on topics such as finance, taxation, auditing, forensic accounting and fraud, financial accounting and reporting, bankruptcy, pension benefits, cash flow, company valuation, working capital, hedge accounting, and mergers and acquisition, among others.

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Transition from Solaris to AIX is not a major hurdle-Support and Convert

March 19, 2009

IBM in Talks to Buy Sun in Bid to Add To Web Heft | online.wsj.com

The impact will not be significant since a transition to IBM AIX (as an example) for Solaris trained administrators is straight forward and not prohibitively costly. The future savings of using AIX versus SPARC/Solaris will far outweigh the conversion/implementation non-recurring cost. Utilizing agradual...

Bailout maybe...but with strings attached

November 3, 2008

Chrysler makes a poor fit for GM | www.freep.com

There is no question that if both GM and Chrysler are allowed to totally fail it would add match and fuel to the downward trajectory of our economy. Thousands of unemployed workers, pension and medical payments reduced, huge enemployment and welfare expenses, etc. There is also collateral damage, i.e.,...

A bottom is Forming

April 2, 2007

Fortress Affiliate Sees Deals in Subprime Mortgages | dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com

There are early indications of a bottom forming in the subprime mortgage market, and now is the time to make a lot of money on the next leg. Time to shift from the back foot to the front. Don't be caught in short-squeezes. Place your bets now on the future winners. There will be dramatic rebounds as...

Making Huge Profits from What's Happening Next in the Mortage Meltdown

March 12, 2007

Winners Amid Gloom and Doom | www.nytimes.com

Hedge fund losers are going to begin appearing. The crisis atmosphere in the markets will spread further. But this asset class does have a downside valuation floor. Hard-core rigorous analysis is identifying major trading opportunities in the current crisis. The bigger longer term opportunity is already...

Decision was a mistake and signals huge opportunity

March 9, 2007

2 Executives Are Ousted at HSBC | www.nytimes.com

HSBC’s decision to fire Bobby Mehta was a mistake; a classic wrong reaction. By recognizing the symbolism of the event, huge opportunity is signaled for investors.

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

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  • Academic Institution*
  • Accounting & Audit Firm

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Controller
  • Consultant
  • Partner
  • Professor
  • Director
  • Principal
  • VP Finance