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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.

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Featured Council Members

GLG Council Members are leading experts including academics, scientists, and industry specialists

Kentaro Yasui, Senior Consultant, Big Picture International, KK

Kentaro YasuiWhat is a GLG Educator?|GLG Educators have qualified for GLG Member Programs and are therefore eligible to participate in ongoing in-depth consulting projects with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

Senior ConsultantBig Picture International, KK

Jan Smith, Managing Director, INFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.

Jan SmithWhat is a GLG Educator?|GLG Educators have qualified for GLG Member Programs and are therefore eligible to participate in ongoing in-depth consulting projects with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

Managing DirectorINFOAMERICAS CORPORATE, INC.

Seth Johnson, CEO, PACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

Seth JohnsonWhat is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Former CEOPACIFIC SUNWEAR OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

David Hunt, Director, SustainAsia Limited

David HuntWhat is a GLG Educator?|GLG Educators have qualified for GLG Member Programs and are therefore eligible to participate in ongoing in-depth consulting projects with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

DirectorSustainAsia Limited

Julia Zhu, Research Manager, FROST & SULLIVAN, INC

Julia ZhuWhat is a GLG Educator?|GLG Educators have qualified for GLG Member Programs and are therefore eligible to participate in ongoing in-depth consulting projects with GLG clients.What is a Premium Council Partner?|Premium Council Partners are leading Professional Service Firms that work exclusively with GLG.

Research ManagerFROST & SULLIVAN, INC

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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

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Recent News Analyses

News analyses are expert commentaries on current events, written by Council Members who are available for follow up consultations

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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