Public Company
Understanding Mergers, Acquisitions, and Spinoffs
Mergers, acquisitions and spin-offs are part of the corporate restructuring strategy in which big and small companies indulge in today’s corporate world. These are also called consolidation activities. Companies pursue consolidation activities to strengthen their strategic and competitive positioning.
Merger happens when a new company is formed by the combination of two separate legal entities. The […]
Categorizing Dividends According To Types
Dividends are a portion of the company’s earnings to be distributed to its shareholders, based on the board of directors’ decision. Dividends are quoted as Dividend Per Share (DPS) or dividend yield. Most companies having stable and secure growth offer dividends when their share prices become stagnant. However several companies do not offer dividends since […]
Categorizing Stocks According to Types
Choosing a stock while making an investment decision depends upon your financial goals. Corporations issue different types of stocks, the basic two types being common stock and preferred stock. Another type of classification, commonly used is to classify stocks as growth, value, or blue chip stocks, amongst others. It is important to understand the various […]
All About Insider Trading
Insider trading is the trading of a company’s shares by people who work for the company, such as senior level executives, directors and those who own more than 10% of the total shares. Insider trading is illegal since the trading is based on some privileged information that the insider has access to, but is not […]
Insights Into Initial Public Offerings
An initial public offering (IPO) is the initial sale of the common shares of a company or corporation to public investors. A corporation issues an IPO to raise capital. IPOs come with a host of compliance regulations and other legal requirements. The term IPO refers to only the first public issuance of a company’s shares. […]
How To Conduct A Shareholder Meeting
A Shareholder Meeting is presided over by the Chairman. The Chairman has the responsibility of coordinating the meeting unless the Chairman assigns this responsibility to someone else. Below is a list of formalities that must be followed at a shareholder meeting.
1. Participants’ List: Preparing a comprehensive list of the participants of the meeting is the […]
Tips for a Better Recruitment
Recruitment is one important ingredient in creating a successful business. It is better to have committed and responsible individuals to include in a particular group. It is will be easy to finish a goal. In any meeting or business appointments that you facilitate, you have to recruit new people that can help you in giving […]
