Archive for December 16th, 2008
Tip of the Week: No IPO ‘Window’ Necessary
By David Feldman at 16 December, 2008, 4:40 am
Sometimes (such as our present time) there is absolutely no market for IPOs. During these times, the IPO ‘window’ is said to be ‘closed’. In 2000, after the stock market crash, the IPO window slammed shut. The market has opened slightly since then, but only for larger companies. (In the first half of 2005, fewer than twelveIPOs raising under $25 million occurred.) The window opens and shuts without warning and at extremely inopportune moments. Numerous dot-com companies were left with uncompletedIPOs after the market crash of April 2000. (Some of these completed reverse mergers in order to obtain the benefits of public status.)
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