Initail Public Offering IPO) by one company ( this is a private company going public and raising Capital through Equity financing)
The United States economy similar to other world economies is experiencing higher costs of borrowing after the Federal Reserve’s increase in the Federal Funds interest rate. This has intrun increase the cot of borrowing for consumers and businesses.
The objective of the rate increase is to curtail the rate of inflation and slow spending. Required: Research a recent event for a company of choice to raise capital.
1. Initail Public Offering IPO) by one company ( this is a private company going public and raising Capital through Equity financing). 2. Research a recent ( can be 3 years) Bond sale by a Company (This is raising Capital through debt financing)
Submit a 7 page double spaced 12 point paper analyzing the company’s experience using the two forms of raising capital.
Your first section should document the I Company Background for items 1-4,
The second section should document subtopics # 5-7. Include the following subtopics in addition to the requiired IPO and Bonds section where you would start with :
Company Background
1. Industry Segment and Business Risks
2. Main Products Manufactured or Distributed
3. Financial Performance ( Analyze the company’s strength for the last three years using financial ratios used in this course. 4. Document how the company compares with others in the industry.
5. IPO 6. Sale of Bonds.
7. Personal conclusion to your research findings and their relation to course topics.
Direct usage and APA allowed quotes in this Assignment. APA does allow for quotes, however for this class an excessive amount of quotes prevents the student’s voice form being heard in the paper and amounts to a failed paper. Therefore, quotes are limited to three instances of two sentences each. Using direct content from published sources even though the author’s name and publication is cited. Submitted papers must not contain direct usage of content without parapharase (this is a violation of APA). Retrieving papers or works require drafts in your own words before you complete your paper. All direct usage will result in a grade of zero for points allocated to the specific subtopics or paragraphs in all papers.