Pedersen, Jason A, <br/><br/>
The Wall Street primer :  the players, deals, and mechanics of the U.S. securities market /  [print] 
Jason A. Pedersen. 
 - Westport, Connecticut :  Praeger,  (c)2009. 
 - xii, 246 pages :  illustrations ;  25 cm. 
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<br/><br/>The basics --  The three principal ingredients of a business --  Seed capital and related matters for startups --  Early stage institutional capital --  Mid-stage private capital --  Later-stage financing and investment bankers --  Late-stage financings and private placements --  Paths to liquidity for private companies --  Considerations for selling a private company --  The process for selling a company --  Initial public offerings: selecting underwriters --  Initial public offerings: transaction process and structural considerations --  Initial public offerings: valuation and marketing --  Initial public offerings: pricing, trading, and other thoughts --  Public investors and life as a young public company --  Follow-on offerings and liquidity for insiders --  Acquiring businesses: targeting opportunities to fuel growth --  Acquiring businesses: valuations, fairness opinions and the approval process --  Business difficulties and stock drops --  Financing considerations for a maturing business --  When things slow down: creating shareholder value and related topics. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313365157 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008033900 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA8A7175  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>014749108  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Securities industry--United States.<br/>Stock exchanges--United States.<br/>Investments--United States.<br/>Stocks--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG4910.P371.W355 2009