An investment bank offers underwrites an IPO of up to 18.5m shares for ABC Company at a price of $12.50 per share. Show the $ return to the investment bank under both scenarios: 1. The 18.5m shares sell at $13.25 per share. 2. What happens if the IPO price is overstated and the shares sell for $12.25 per share?
Underwriting value = $12.5 x 18.5 million = $231.25 million
Return to the investment bank = Sale proceeds from IPO - Underwriting value
(1)
Sale proceeds from IPO = $13.24 x 18.5 million = $244.94 million
Return to the investment bank = $(244.94 - 231.25) million = $13.69 million
(2)
Sale proceeds from IPO = $12.25 x 18.5 million = $226.625 million
Return to the investment bank = $(226.625 - 231.25) million = - $4.625 million
In this case the investment bank incurs a loss.
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