In: Finance
Hello all,
Suppose that a firm needs to make IPO and it needs to be provided with the service of securities origination only, how this service will be finalized from the investment bank's side? I mean if we view this as process, what would be the output to the firm? And is it possible for a firm to get assisted only with such a service, assuming it can handle the real sale of its securities.
Thanks in advance!
Once the firm plans to go for IPO, the process involves lots of
activities mostly related to securities origination function and
asset allocation.
Usually a FINRA registered and licensed Investment Bank, financial
institution or Broker-Dealer performs this function for the firm.
The services from the financial institution usually involve support
function with respect to the trading of the securities through a
facilitating or Broker-Dealer trading platform. The firm decides
the total securities to be traded, initial offer price of the stock
or security to be brought to IPO, and sets the conditions for
allocation in terms of maximum allocation limit to a particular
category of the Investor. The Broker-Dealer lists calls for the
funds from the investors on an average price basis or bidding
basis. On the day when the allocation is supposed to happen, each
investor is allocated a specific proportion of securities based on
the highest bid made. The Securities Broker communicates the
allocation to the investors in advance before the securities could
be listed or brought to stock exchange. Subsequent services of the
securities trading and margin maintenance are provided by the
Broker-Dealer, and serves as a custodian of the securities being
traded.
Output to the firm will be the securities being brought to the
public at the securities exchange, a continuous broker-Dealer and
trading support to the investors of the firm, custody of the
securities and administration of the records and transactions made
by Investors in their respective trading accounts maintained with
the Broker-Dealer.
As discussed, the firm also gets assisted in trading and custody
support for the securities held by the Investors. Administration of
the securities transactions occurring through frequent trading
through Investor trading accounts, investment advisory and margin
support are few other major services the Broker-Dealer provides to
the firm and its Investors.