CORPORATE FINANCE - CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 20, Problem 4MC
Summary Introduction
To explain: The suggestion of the employees.
Initial Public Offering:
The initial public offering refers to the shares or the stock which are offered by a company to the public for the first time. This is done by following lots of regulations and is generally done to raise the funds of a company.
Under pricing:
The under pricing term refers to the offering of the stocks or the bond at a low price than before. The stocks or the debt are said to be underpriced when they are traded at a lower price than on which were issued first for trade.
Dutch Initial Public Offering:
This is a kind of offering auction where all the bids are considered first and then an offering price is fixed. The highest price is determined in this way and the offer is finally sold at the highest possible price.
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