Assignment:
Company to be used: St. Jude Medical (Little Canada, Minnesota)
1. Provide a DETAILED description of the company, its main business and operational activities and an accurate synopsis of the main developments of the company over the past few years of the company. Include some financial information such as the stock price, its profitability, and other financial information that is relevant.
2. Explain why this company is unique and what makes it interesting? What is so important and attractive with St. Jude Medical compared to other S&P 500 Companies?
3. This is the main part of the assignment. Find out what you can about the company's IPO. If it is a newer corporation, this should not be too difficult. But if it is an older company this might be difficult. So if you cannot find any information about your company's IPO, instead discuss how you would go about taking your company public using what you've learned from the background materials.