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Author: Linda R. Killian ,
Kathleen Shelton Smith ,
William K. Smith
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.10cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.30cm
Weight: 0.660kg
ISBN: 9780471399155
ISBN 10: 0471399159
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 17 January 2001
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unknown
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
TODAY'S IPOs ARE PRICED TO MOVE<br> The truth is that if you're not a big-money player who can flip a new issue fast, IPOs<br> are rarely good bets. But that may be changing.<br> <br> Maybe the only job tougher right now than being Bill Clinton's spokeswoman is selling new stock on Wall Street. In the first two months of 2000, there were 70 initial public offerings. So far this year? Nine, a low not scraped since 1979. Five of these new stocks are already under water-cold certification that so far, 2001 is an IPO bear market.<br> What should you make of this? If you've ever wanted to buy a new issue, now's the time to get serious. For prospective IPO buyers, this really is the best time, because there is no competition for these deals, says Linda Killian, a partner at IPO investing boutique Renaissance Capital and co-author of the new book IPOS for Everyone, They get priced to move.. . .<br> --by Robert Barker, BusinessWeek
TODAY'S IPOs ARE PRICED TO MOVE The truth is that if you're not a big-money player who can flip a new issue fast, IPOs are rarely good bets. But that may be changing. Maybe the only job tougher right now than being Bill Clinton's spokeswoman is selling new stock on Wall Street. In the first two months of 2000, there were 70 initial public offerings. So far this year? Nine, a low not scraped since 1979. Five of these new stocks are already under water-cold certification that so far, 2001 is an IPO bear market. What should you make of this? If you've ever wanted to buy a new issue, now's the time to get serious. For prospective IPO buyers, this really is the best time, because there is no competition for these deals, says Linda Killian, a partner at IPO investing boutique Renaissance Capital and co-author of the new book IPOS for Everyone, They get priced to move. ... --by Robert Barker, BusinessWeek
Author Information
LINDA R. KILLIAN, CFA, has nearly two decades of investment management and equity research experience. Prior to founding Renaissance Capital, she was a portfolio manager and analyst with Citicorp Investment Management and Wertheim Schroder. KATHLEEN SHELTON SMITH has spent over twenty years working with IPOs as an investment banker and portfolio manager. Prior to founding Renaissance Capital, she was a director of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets' Technology and Emerging Growth Investment Banking Group. WILLIAM K. SMITH is a founder and portfolio manager of Renaissance Capital. He was a senior investment banking executive with Kidder Peabody and Bear Stearns. He is the author of the book Strategic Growth Through Mergers and Acquisitions. RENAISSANCE CAPITAL, located in Greenwich, Connecticut, runs the IPO+ Aftermarket Fund, the first mutual fund focused on IPOs. For up-to-the-minute information on IPOs, visit Renaissance Capital's Web site: www.IPOhome.com.
