Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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ISBN: 9780134083278
Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 10P
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To discuss: Whether an underwriter faces the most risk from a best-efforts IPO, a firm commitment IPO, or an auction IPO and state its reason.
Introduction: When a company sells its share publically in an open market for the first time, it is known as initial public offering (IPO).
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