TY - BOOK AU - Pedersen,Jason A TI - The Wall Street primer: the players, deals, and mechanics of the U.S. securities market SN - 9780313365157 AV - HG4910.P371.W355 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Westport, Connecticut PB - Praeger KW - Securities industry KW - United States KW - Stock exchanges KW - Investments KW - Stocks N1 - 4; 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; 2 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0825/2008033900.html ER -