INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO)

Code Cours
2324-IÉSEG-M1S1-FIN-MA-EI72UE
Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
FINANCE
Training officer(s)
R.SAITO
Stakeholder(s)
R.SAITO
Level
Master
Program year
Period

Présentation

Prerequisite
Students who register for this course should be familiar with:

1. Corporate Finance
2. Accounting
3. Business Strategy
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

- Understand how privately owned firms go public by way of an initial public offering (IPO)
- Understand the importance of a well functioning IPO market to economic growth
- Understand the process of an initial public offering
- Understand the roles of the investment bank, the venture capitalist, the corporate lawyers and the investors in an IPO
Presentation
In this course, we will discuss a firm’s decision to go public and develop an IPO plan that best meets the firm’s objectives. To do this, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of going public and its implications. The topics include 1) timeline of a firm going public, 2) a young firm vs. an established firm going public, 3) IPO listing methods (such as book-building, fixed-price, dutch auction), 4) regulatory requirements, and 5) case studies of PetroChina and Google

Modalités

Organization
Type Amount of time Comment
Présentiel
Cours interactif 12,00 Lectures based on discussion on the reading list
Coaching 4,00 Cases will be discussed
Travail personnel
Group Project 24,00 Based on the project assignment
Charge de travail personnel indicative 10,00 Individual readings and assignements
Overall student workload 50,00
Evaluation
Assessment will be based on the project team as well as on the class participation. There will be a final exam.
Control type Duration Amount Weighting
Autres
Projet Collectif 20,00 0 30,00
Etude de cas 10,00 0 20,00
Examen (final)
Examen écrit 4,00 0 50,00
TOTAL 100,00

Ressources

Bibliography
The reading list will be avaliable on line -