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Initial Public Offerings -- 2nd Edition

The mechanics and performance of IPOs

By Arif Khurshed
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Arif Khurshed

Arif Khurshed completed his PhD from ICMA Centre, University of Reading in 1999 and joined Manchester Business School (MBS), University of Manchester, as a post-doctoral research associate. Presently he is a senior lecturer in the Division of Accounting & Finance, MBS. Arif has taught corporate finance for more than 10 years and has been an active researcher in the field of initial public ... Read more on Arif Khurshed

Contents Listing

About the Author
Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: An Introduction to IPOs
1.1 The life cycle of companies
1.2 Why companies conduct IPOs
1.3 Company preparation for an IPO

Chapter 2: A History of IPOs
2.1 The London Stock Exchange
2.2 Regulatory and administrative history of UK IPOs
2.3 A brief history of IPOs in the UK since 1945
2.4 High-profile UK and international IPOs

Chapter 3: Mechanics of IPOs
3.1 Methods of flotation
3.2 The timetable of an IPO
3.3 How IPOs are priced
3.4 Applying for IPO shares
3.5 How IPO shares are allocated
3.6 Trading IPO shares
3.7 The grey market

Chapter 4: The Performance and Survival of IPOs
4.1 How IPOs perform when trading in their shares commences
4.2 The survival of IPOs
4.3 An analysis of the performance of UK privatisation IPOs

Chapter 5: Investing in IPOs
5.1 Where to find information on firms planning an IPO
5.2 The IPO prospectus
5.3 What else to look for in an IPO firm
5.4 Ten summary rules for IPO investment

Bibliography
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Preface

Chapter 1: An Introduction to IPOs
1.1 The life cycle of companies
1.2 Why companies conduct IPOs
1.3 Company preparation for an IPO

Chapter 2: A History of IPOs
2.1 The London Stock Exchange
2.2 Regulatory and administrative history of UK IPOs
2.3 A brief history of IPOs in the UK since 1945
2.4 High-profile UK and international IPOs

Chapter 3: Mechani ...

Jacket Text

A fully revised and updated second edition of the essential guide that tells you everything you want to know about IPOs in the UK.

An initial public offering (IPO) - the occasion when a firm's shares are issued to the public for the first time - is one of the most exciting events in the life of a company, providing new opportunities for the business, its managers and for investors. IPOs attract a lot of attention from stock market researchers, academics and investors seeking to understand more about how they work and how the shares of IPO companies perform once they are listed.

In this second edition of Initial Public Offerings, Arif Khurshed delves into the history of IPOs on the London Stock Exchange, explains the mechanics of how IPOs are arranged and how they are priced, and provides an analysis - with detailed but lucid reference to past academic studies - of how the shares of IPO companies perform in the short and long term.

The book provides valuable insight into many fundamental IPO matters, including:

- the different methods of flotation that are used,
- the alternative ways in which IPO shares are priced,
- how common it is for IPO shares to over or underperform,
- the survival of IPO firms once they are listed.

There are also detailed case studies of the short- and long-run performance of a number of high-profile IPOs, including those of Facebook, Alibaba and Royal Mail.

If you are an academic, finance professional or serious investor looking to broaden your knowledge of stock market flotations then you will find Initial Public Offerings to be an indispensable guide.

Professional Reviews

"Initial Public Offerings is an in-depth, thorough and well written guide to the world of IPOs" Richard Gill, CFA and contributor to Master Investor


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