Stanford Graduate School of Business (USA)
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Note on IPO Share Allocation
Leslie, Mark; Marks, Michael; Magat Raffaelli, ClaireCase SGSB-E377-EEntrepreneurshipAn initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of stock or shares by a company to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, although they can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded. When a company lists its shares on a public exchange it will almost always issue additional new shares at the same time. The money paid by investors for the newly issued...Starting at €8.20
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La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer (A)
Siegel R; Kiessig ACase SGSB-E478A-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is taught in a course called Formation of New Ventures and is intended to help students evaluate the pros and cons of a buyout from a strategic acquirer. Students are asked to first critically examine the working dynamic and governance structure between Rigo, Lepinard, and other leaders in the company. Then they are asked to evaluate the attractiveness of a buyout offer at a time when the company is fruitfully growing. Students are u...Starting at €8.20
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Note on IPO Share Allocation (Spanish version)
Leslie, Mark; Marks, Michael; Magat Raffaelli, ClaireCase SGSB-E377 Spanish VersionEntrepreneurshipAn initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of stock or shares by a company to the public. IPOs are often issued by smaller, younger companies seeking capital to expand, although they can also be done by large privately owned companies looking to become publicly traded. When a company lists its shares on a public exchange it will almost always issue additional new shares at the same time. The money paid by investors for the newly issued...Starting at €8.20
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La Boulange: Exiting to a Large Strategic Buyer (B)
Siegel R; Kiessig ACase SGSB-E478B-EEntrepreneurshipThis case is taught in a course called Formation of New Ventures and is intended to help students evaluate the pros and cons of a buyout from a strategic acquirer. Students are asked to first critically examine the working dynamic and governance structure between Rigo, Lepinard, and other leaders in the company. Then they are asked to evaluate the attractiveness of a buyout offer at a time when the company is fruitfully growing. Students are u...Starting at €5.74
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Cerebras: A Tale of Dreams and Risks
Leslie, Mark; Orleans, AmadeusCase SGSB-E671-EEntrepreneurshipAfter selling SeaMicro, Inc. to AMD, in 2012, Andrew Feldman started a process he called “lightly sifting”, trying to stay updated on the ideas and businesses being built in Silicon Valley. Eventually, he started spending more and more time with four of his former colleagues from SeaMicro: Gary Lauterbach, Michael James, J.P. Fricker, and Sean Lie. The casual conversations quickly evolved to regular ideation sessions in which the group discussed ...Starting at €8.20