Corporate Finance Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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Author: Jonathan Berk, Peter DeMarzo
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Chapter 23, Problem 12P
a.
Summary Introduction
To determine: The initial public offering (IPO) price per share.
Introduction: When a company sells its share publically in an open market for the first time, it is known as initial public offering (IPO).
b.
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To determine: The percentage of the firm that will be owned by Series A investor, after the IPO issues.
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Corporate Finance Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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