Assignment
Question 1. Corporate Finance Concepts and Applications
The following questions are related to Week #1 "Fundamental Concepts of Corporate Finance". Answer all of the following questions based on your own words and discussions, and support your answers with original example(s).
Question 2 - Part A.
In your own words, discuss all of the following: (i) What is the Corporate Financial System? (ii) Explain how the financial markets can provide different economic effects such as financing, information/valuation, and corporate governance effects. Discuss what you have learned about the Corporate Financial System.
Hint: Review Topic #1 Presentation "Fundamental Concepts of Corporate Finance".
Question 2 - Part B.
Based on your original insight and research, provide a real case/example of a privately- held company that should consider an Initial Public Offering (IPO) (i.e., going public and obtaining external financing through the stock markets).
In addition, provide your own evaluations and discuss the Pros (benefits) and Cons (costs) of going public (IPO) for this company.
Suggestions: Review the fundamental concepts learned in class and apply these concepts to your example. Your own recommendation of IPO firm may include privately-held firms from the U.S. or global markets. Your example should not include firms that are already publicly-traded (e.g., Snap Inc. ("SNAP") and Spotify ("SPOT") should not be your examples as these firms are publicly traded since Mar 2017 and Feb 2018 respectively).
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.