An Initial Public Offering or IPO is the very first sale of stock to the public by a private company. This is also known as 'going public'. There are two kinds of companies who will undertake an IPO:
- Startup companies looking to raise capital and investors
- Large private companies looking to become publicly traded
A company looking to conduct an IPO will usually employ an investment bank to help with the IPO, with the advisory service provided including valuation and timing. Investing in IPO companies is usually risky as there is no historical data on the performance of the stock and the stock of newly public companies typically tends to fluctuate wildly after and on the IPO date.
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Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Valuation: The Big Picture
Module 3: Enterprise Value & Equity Value Practice
Module 4: Trading Comparables Introduction
Module 5: Trading Comps: The Setup
Module 6: Trading Comps: Spreading Nike (NKE)
Module 7: Trading Comps: Spreading Adidas (ADS.DE)
Module 8: Trading Comps: Spreading Lululemon (LULU)
Module 9: Trading Comps: Spreading Under Armour (UA)
Module 10: Trading Comps: Benchmarking and Outputs
Module 11: Precedent Transactions: Introduction
Module 12: Precedents: The Setup
Module 13: Spreading Tiffany & LVMH
Module 14: Spreading FitBit & Google
Module 15: Spreading Reebok & Adidas
Module 16: Spreading Jimmy Choo & Michael Kors
Module 17: Spreading Dickies & VF
Module 18: Valuation Wrap-Up
Module 19: Bonus: Non-GAAP Practice
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