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1. The primary objective of venture capital is to make big profits by investing in risky start-ups.
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True
False
2. Investment bank usually sets the IPO price at the fair value.
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True
False
| Venture capital is financing that companies | |||||||||
| provide to start up companies that are projected to do well in | |||||||||
| the future. | |||||||||
| The investments are believed to be risky, but there is a prospect | |||||||||
| of above average returns. | |||||||||
| 1. The primary objective of venture capital is to make big profits by investing in risky start-ups. | |||||||||
| TRUE. | |||||||||
| An initial public offering (IPO) for a company is the price at which the | |||||||||
| stock is issued to investors. In other words, when a company first goes public | |||||||||
| the investment bank issues shares for that company at a certain price | |||||||||
| known as the IPO. | |||||||||
| The IPO is not always priced at the fair value. The price is determined based on the | |||||||||
| following factors. | |||||||||
| 1) demand - When there is a high demand for an IPO the stock is priced above the fair value. | |||||||||
| 2) industry comparables - The price of the IPO also depends on how other companies in the | |||||||||
| same industry are trading at that time. | |||||||||
| 3) Growth prospects - The price of the IPO is also based on the valuation of the company | |||||||||
| based on future growth prospects. | |||||||||
| 2. Investment bank usually sets the IPO price at the fair value. | |||||||||
| FALSE. | |||||||||