GLG Topic: 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.
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Leading Experts: Initial Public Offering (IPO)
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Elizabeth DemersVisiting Professor of Accounting
INSEAD
Elizabeth Demers, PhD, is a Professor of Accounting at INSEAD. Dr. Demers’s research interests relate to economic issues concerning Internet and other New Economy firms. Her studies investigate Internet stock valuations, the marketing role of IPOs, IPO failure prediction, technology stock market bubbles,...
Keith Berman, MPH, MBAConsultant
Health Research Associates
Keith Berman, MPH, MBA, founded Health Research Associates in 1996. HRA provides reimbursement consulting, business development and market research services to leading biopharmaceuticals, blood products and medical device manufacturers and suppliers. Previously, Mr. Berman worked for ten years in product...
Chief Financial Officer
Advanced Interactive Systems, Inc.
Bradley Townsend is the CFO of Advanced Interactive Systems, a defense simulated training company. Prior to joining AIS, he was Vice President of Finance at SafeNet, a network security software company, where he was lead in taking the company private. As Corporate Controller for VectroSGI from 2003...
Simon HollidayPartner
GLOBAL BETTING & GAMING CONSULTANTS
Simon Holliday is a Partner at Global Betting & Gaming Consultants (GBGC), the leading UK-based consultancy to the gambling industry, which he co-founded in 1998. At GBGC, he is responsible for collecting and analyzing the data for both online and land-based gambling markets, producing forecasts and...
John WaughDirector of System Laboratory Operations
Henry Ford Health System
John Waugh is the Director of System Laboratory Operations at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, the 12th largest US hospital laboratory, research & academic medical center. Mr. Waugh has expertise in new and emerging clinical and molecular diagnostic systems including products and services from Cepheid,...
Study Groups: Initial Public Offering (IPO)(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| IPO Specialists | 95 |
| Bankruptcy Experts: Lawyers (US) | 69 |
| China GAAP Specialists | 241 |
| Bankruptcy Experts: Lawyers (EU) | 67 |
| Class Action Experts: Lawyers (US) | 47 |
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