Aftermath: Anatomy of a Yanked Public Offering
For David Coté , the cost of his company's failed initial public offering is measured in more than dollars. "If it hadn't been for the stress of the IPO ... Read story
Stock Activity
Go Public Through the Back Door
Forget about an initial public offering, says Tim Halter, president of the Halter Financial Group, in Dallas.HFG specializes in helping private companies ... Read story
1980 Inc. 100 Stock Market Performance
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A Flood Of Tax Proposals: A Flood Of Opportunities
President Reagan's landslide election and the unexpected change in power in the Senate has stirred up a lot of activity in both houses of Congress. As a ... Read story
New Stocks Are Paying Off
A six-year survey of initial public offerings shows that more companies are going public and their stocks are doing well afferwards. Read story
The 1979 Inc. 100: Tracking The 24-month Stock Performance
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The Second 100 Are Tops In The Market
INC.'s Second 100 left other investments in the dust by returning 115% in the past year. Read story
Legal Distraction Kills IPO
Company: Optiva Inc. 500 Ranking: #2, 1996; #1, 1997; #81, 1998; #426, 1999 Cause of IPO de... Read story
Poof IPO Goes Up in Smoke
Company: SimStar Digital Media Inc. 500 Ranking: #430, 1999 Cause of IPO death: A ... Read story
The Second 100 Are Tops In The Market
INC.'s Second 100 left other investments in the dust by returning 115% in the past year. Read story
Knowing The Options
Why give stock options rather than stock? Federal Document Clearing House (FDCH), an electronic publisher of news and information, found out by trial and ... Read story
An End And A Beginning
Our new IPO Monitor will help new issue watchers keep track where it matters most: in the aftermarket. Read story
Weighing the Benefits of Hitting the IPO Road
Initial Considerations For quite some time, the strong bull market has distracted the public's eye. One symptom of this is that ta... Read story
IPO Alternatives: SEC Registration Exemptions
Sometimes, a company that needs more funding may not be quite prepared for an initial public offering. In such an instance, the company may consider a mor... Read story
IPO Basics: A Road Map
Registration Statement Before a company may offer its shares for sale, it must first file a registration statement with the Securi... Read story
IPO Basics: Investment Bankers, Underwriters, and Other Key Players
The Beauty Contest - Investment Bankers Despite its moniker, the beauty contest should not be taken lightly. During this pageant, ... Read story
IPOs: How Soon and How Much?
Timing the Market A number of factors can affect the success of an initial public offering. A company may have some control over c... Read story
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INC.'s roundup of market data provides instant reference to the behavior of the common stocks of small companies. The INC. Index is derived from the stoc... Read story
Small Company Initial Public Offerings: October 1981
The INC. Index is derived from the stock prices of 55 growth corporations (see INC., September 1981, page 148). Initial public offerings are tabulated f... Read story
Lost In The Wilderness
I would like to point out an error in the IPO Monitor (Investing in Growth Companies, November 1981). Wilderness Experience went public in April with an ... Read story
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They may never replace traditional venture capital, but for some companies these deals are a better way to raise money. Read story
Hot Tip: Don't Believe the (Analysts') Hype
If a big, newly public competitor of yours is getting good press, don't be alarmed about some new threat. First, do a little background check befo... Read story
How Employees Value (Often Incorrectly) Their Stock Options
One of the more intriguing changes in executive and employee compensation is the increase in the use of stock options. Although much of the discussion abo... Read story
The Impact of Equity on Personal Wealth
You can't start a company until you decide how to finance it, and the financing decisions you make along the way will forever affect how you approach your... Read story
A Sweeter Way To Give Up Equity
Conductor Corp. had to give up equity to raise cash. But performance will determine how much venture capital investors ultimately get. Read story
Exiting Through an Initial Public Offering
Although this exit strategy is an option for only a select group of entrepreneurial companies, its rewards are well worth the careful planning required. Read story
New Ways to Retain and Reward Employees (Hint: We're Not Talking Stock Options)
In the wake of media reports about abuse of stock options, some technology firms are rethinking the incentives they use to compensate valuable employees. Mea... Read story
The Allure of Going Public
The idea of going public seems remote these days. Only now is the IPO market starting to show signs of life again. And with the Sarbanes-Oxley governance ... Read story
When It's Time to Consider Private Equity
If you are like many business owners and management teams, you may reach a crossroads where taking on private equity capital makes sense. Read story
Considering Your M
Today more than ever, growing companies are looking at the M&A market as an attractive exit alternative to the IPO market. This strategy is being driv... Read story
Businesses Say No to IPOs
Mike Canney had a lot of options in front of him. As owner and founder of defense contracting firm Intelligence Data Systems, he was an entrepreneur that ... Read story
Capital Structure
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Direct Public Offerings
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Dividends
Related Terms: Stocks Dividends and stock repurchases are the tw... Read story
Equity Financing
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Initial Public Offerings
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Investor Relations and Reporting
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Private Placement of Securities
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Regulation D
Regulation D is a section of the U.S. federal securities law that provides the means for businesses to sell stock through direct public offerings (DPOs). ... Read story
Royalty Financing
Royalty financing is a relatively new concept that offers an alternative to regular debt financing (loans and trade credit) and equity financing (venture ... Read story
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