Expert Insights on Initial Public Offering (IPO)
An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is the first sale of a company's common shares to the public for listing in a public stock exchange. Companies use an IPO to raise capital and in hopes of further growing the company. The process for a company going public can be lengthy because the requirements and regulations placed on publicly held entities.
Gerson Lehrman Group Council Members are available to discuss Initial Public Offering (IPO) via phone consultations, live meetings, surveys, and other custom GLG products and services.
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Featured Council Members
GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists
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Kentaro Yasui
Senior ConsultantBig Picture International, KK
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Jan Smith
Managing DirectorINFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.
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Seth Johnson
Former CEOPACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
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David Hunt
DirectorSustainAsia Limited
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Julia Zhu
Research ManagerFROST & SULLIVAN, INC
Study Groups
Study groups are populations of experts knowledgeable on specific sub-topics within a broader industry
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| IPO Specialists | 109 |
| Accounting & Finance Academics (Asia) | 52 |
| China GAAP Specialists | 234 |
| Accounts Receivable Purchasers | 14 |
| Specialty Retail Inventory Accounting Experts | 18 |
Recent News Analyses
News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations
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Wynn Resorts becoming "more Chinese" with Hong Kong IPO
September 24, 2009
Wynn Resorts upbeat about Hong Kong IPO | www.ft.com
By floating the Wynn Resorts Macau IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Market, Steve Wynn hopes to become more tightly integrated with the Chinese gaming and financial communities. The Financial Times reports that the offering makes Wynn Resorts the first American-based company to establish a presence on the...
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Talecris Biotherapeutics Proposes IPO; Hits Favorable Timing Window
September 23, 2009
Keith Berman, MPH, MBA, Consultant, HEALTH RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Talecris Joins Crowd of Stock Offerings | www.newsobserver.com
Talecris Biotherapeutics and its two private equity owners -- Cerberus Capital Management and Ampersand Ventures -- are counting on the third time being the charm with their new IPO slated to sell 44.7 million shares at a target price of $18 to $20 each. About $515 million of these funds are earmarked...
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Glenmark Stock worth considering!!!
October 7, 2009
Glenmark Pharma unit plans 5.75-bln-rupee IPO | in.reuters.com
Glenmark is one of the steady players in Indian Pharma industry.Its has done many things right in its business, and currently dominates many verticals where they are presentThe forth coming IPO is a good opportunity to consider the stock.
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Georgiopoulos gives thumbs up to dry bulk in an opportunistic play
October 23, 2009
Diran Majarian, Managing Director, Amalia Tankers Inc
Wall Street darling Georgiopoulos nears first shipping IPO since June 2008 | www.tradewinds.no
Peter Georgiopoulos is aiming for an opportunistic asset acquisition play thorough Genco's (GNK) new Baltic Trading, which could seek US$ 230 mio in its initial public offering (IPO) with a plan to purchase five to seven vessels by the end of 2010. He is betting on recovery in this sector, carefully...
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When should the leader of a startup be replaced
October 16, 2009
Integrated Diagnostics Launches With Pre-Eminent Team and Investors | www.vcaonline.com
The majority of the time a private company with a solid product in a growing market fails is because the wrong person is in charge of navigating the ship. As companies go through the phases from product design and development to profitability, the talent on the executive team needs to be reviewedto...