By James on May 27, 2008 in Trading | 3 Comments
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After watching a short excerpt of a Warren Buffet speech, I thought I may quickly summarise the collapse of the famous Hedge Fund, Long Term Capital Management. But First, Watch this excerpt, it is both funny and informative.
I have […]
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By James on May 22, 2008 in Investment Banking | 4 Comments
Mergers and Acquisitions
To many in the finance industry and the general population, mergers and acquisitions work can seem very glamorous and high profile. The mergers and acquisitions group (known as M&A) provides advice to companies that are buying another company or are themselves being acquired.
At the same time, the work leading up to the headline-grabbing […]
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By James on May 15, 2008 in Corporate Finance | 3 Comments
Following on from my post about the advantages of company going public, The following article discusses the disadvantages of a company going public through an IPO; as outlined in IPO and Equity Offerings by Ross Gedes.
The disadvantages brought about through the flotation of a company in an IPO are typically perceived differently by different […]
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By James on May 11, 2008 in Corporate Finance | 4 Comments
Whilst reading IPO and Equity Offerings by Ross Gedes, I came across the following advantages of going public. These will be compared with the disadvantages of a company going public in a later post.
The advantages of going public that will be discussed in this article include:
Liquidity and increased share price,
Management and employee motivation,
Enhanced image/prestige,
Access to […]
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By James on May 5, 2008 in Corporate Law | 10 Comments
After reading the article Opes client loses court Bid, by Chris Zappone in the SMH and the Age, I had a desire to not only consider a career in popular legal journalism but to write a blog about the ANZ Bank, Beconwood Securities and the rest of the companies and individuals that have been affected […]
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