A. Describe the differences in the underwriting process for an Investment Bank between a firm commitment securities offering and a best efforts offering. B. What are the risks assumed by the Investment Company and those assumed by the Client for each of these two types of offerings.
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Firm commitment versus best efforts. Astro Investment Bank offers Lunar Vacations the following options on its initial public sale of equity: (a) a best efforts arrangement whereby Astro will keep 2.8% of the retail sales or (b) a firm commitment arrangement of $10,300,000. Lunar plans on offering 1,000,000 shares at $12.76 per share to the public. If it sells 100% of the shares, which is the better choice for Lunar Vacations? Which is the better choice for Astro Investment Bank?...
An online medical advice company just completed an IPO with an
investment bank on a firm-commitment basis. The firm issued five
million shares of common stock, and the underwriting fees were
$2.00 per share. The offering price was $25.00 per share.
What were the total proceeds from the common-stock sale?
Total proceeds
$
How much money did the company receive?
Net proceeds to firm
$
How much money did the investment bank receive in fees?
Underwriting spread
$
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