Fishwick Enterprises has 201,500 shares outstanding, half of which are owned by Jennifer Fishwick and half by her cousin. The two cousins have decided to sell 101,000 shares in an IPO. Half of these shares would be issued by the company to raise new cash, and half would be shares that are currently held by Jennifer Fishwick. Suppose that the shares are sold at an issue price of $50 but rise to $80 by the end of the first day’s trading. Suppose also that investors would have been prepared to buy the issue at $80. a. Percentage of ownership 20 % b. Stock value $4,020,000 c. Number of shares 63,125 d. Total wealth ?? million e. Cost of underpricing shares ?? million

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Fishwick Enterprises has 201,500 shares outstanding, half of which are owned by Jennifer Fishwick and half by her cousin. The two cousins have decided to sell 101,000 shares in an IPO. Half of these shares would be issued by the company to raise new cash, and half would be shares that are currently held by Jennifer Fishwick. Suppose that the shares are sold at an issue price of $50 but rise to $80 by the end of the first day’s trading. Suppose also that investors would have been prepared to buy the issue at $80.

 
 
 
a. Percentage of ownership 20 %
b. Stock value $4,020,000  
c. Number of shares 63,125  
d. Total wealth ?? million
e. Cost of underpricing shares ?? million

 

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