The Investor's Guide to New Issues Profit from Flotations and Initial Public Offerings

Economic recovery in both the mature economies of the Western world and rapid growth in emerging markets has seen both a revival in new issue activity, and the opportunity to profit from opportunities previously closed to investors. With major privatizations spreading across Europe and emerging markets, and demerges and MBOs on the increase throughout the world, the volume and complexity of new issue investment opportunities are on the increase. New issue are a major area of growing opportunity for investors, and involve different investment criteria. The risks associated with them can also be different. New Issues provides all the tools you need to select, invest and deal in new issues, including how to understand new issues and their benefits, choose the best ones (and avoid the bad ones), when and how to apply, analyze the new issue prospectus, realize profit afterwards, and invest overseas and avoid the pitfalls.