IPOSinitial public offeringsare on the cutting edge of today’s economy. Once reserved for a select group of investors, there are now many opportunities for individual investors to take advantage of the IPO frenzy.
Book Details:
- Author: Linda R. Killian
- ISBN: 9780471438076
- Year Published: 2001
- Pages: 320
- BISAC: BUS050020, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Personal Finance / Investing
About the Book and Topic:
IPOSinitial public offeringsare on the cutting edge of today’s economy. Once reserved for a select group of investors, there are now many opportunities for individual investors to take advantage of the IPO frenzy.
Timely and newsworthy topic makes this a strong trade title. Authors are key players in the investment arena so this is a an important alliance with potential for future titles.
Key players in the IPO investment arena help readers get in on profitable IPOs. * Inside knowledge of the IPO market provided by the experts who founded Renaissance Capital, the IPO Aftermarket Fund and IPOhome.com.
About the Author
LINDA R. KILLIAN, CFA, has nearly two decades of investment management and equity research experience. Prior to founding Renaissance Capital, she was a portfolio manager and analyst with Citicorp Investment Management and Wertheim Schroder. KATHLEEN SHELTON SMITH has spent over twenty years working with IPOs as an investment banker and portfolio manager. Prior to founding Renaissance Capital, she was a director of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets’ Technology and Emerging Growth Investment Banking Group. WILLIAM K. SMITH is a founder and portfolio manager of Renaissance Capital. He was a senior investment banking executive with Kidder Peabody and Bear Stearns. He is the author of the book Strategic Growth Through Mergers and Acquisitions. RENAISSANCE CAPITAL, located in Greenwich, Connecticut, runs the IPO+ Aftermarket Fund, the first mutual fund focused on IPOs. For up-to-the-minute information on IPOs, visit Renaissance Capital’s Web site: www.IPOhome.com.