Exam 18: Issuing Capital and the Investment Banking Process

Which of these is defined as the compensation for the expenses and risks incurred by the investment bank to conduct primary sales of stock for a firm?

Roy's Bar, Inc., needs to raise $25 million to finance firm expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Roy's learns that the bankers recommend a debt issue with an offer price of $1,000 per bond and they will charge an underwriter's spread of 6 percent of the gross price. How many bonds will Roy's need to sell in order to receive the $25 million they need?

A professionally managed pool of money used to finance new and often high-risk firms is referred to as:

Which of the following refers to when a single investment bank obtains the exclusive right to originate, underwrite, and distribute the new bonds through a one-on-one negotiation process?

Starr Co. has been approved for a $100,000 loan commitment from its local bank. The bank has offered the following terms: term = one year, up-front fee = 75 basis points, back-end fee = 25 basis points, and rate on the loan = 8.00 percent. Starr expects to immediately take down $80,000 and no more during the year unless there is some unforeseen need. What is the total interest and fees Starr can expect to pay on this loan commitment?

During the last year you have had a loan commitment from your bank to fund inventory purchases for your small business. The total line available was $500,000, of which you took down $300,000. It is now the end of the loan commitment period and your bank is asking you to pay the back-end fees. You have misplaced the paperwork that listed the terms of the commitment, but you know you paid total fees (this does not include any interest paid to borrow the $300,000) of $5,000 on this loan commitment. You remember that the up-front fee was 75 basis points. What is the back-end fee on this loan commitment?

Wildcat, Inc., needs to raise $750 million to finance its plan for nationwide expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Wildcat learns that the bankers recommend an offer price (or gross price) of $25 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of $1.50 per share. Calculate the net proceeds to Wildcat from the sale of stock. How many shares of stock will Wildcat need to sell in order to receive the $750 million they need?

Calculate the total fees a firm would have to pay when its bank offers the firm the following loan commitment: A loan commitment of $7,500,000 with an up-front fee of 80 basis points and a back-end fee of 50 basis points. The take-down on the loan is 60 percent.

Calculate the total fees a firm would have to pay when its bank offers the firm the following loan commitment: A loan commitment of $1,500,000 with an up-front fee of 95 basis points and a back-end fee of 25 basis points. The take-down on the loan is 50 percent.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Basketball Games, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued $5 million of new debt. The offer price (and face value) on the debt was $1,000 per bond and the underwriter's spread was 6 percent of the gross proceeds. What is the amount of capital funding Basketball Games raised through this debt offering?

A "thin" market is characterized by:

Renee's Boutique, Inc., needs to raise $300 million to finance firm expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Renee's Boutique learns that the bankers recommend a debt issue with an offer price of $1,000 per bond and they will charge an underwriter's spread of 7.125 percent of the gross price. How many bonds will Renee's Boutique need to sell in order to receive the $300 million they need?

Which of the following refers to when the bond issuing firm invites bids from a number of underwriters?

Husker's Tuxedos, Inc., needs to raise $135 million to finance its plan for nationwide expansion. In discussions with its investment bank, Husker's learns that the bankers recommend an offer price (or gross price) of $43.55 per share and they will charge an underwriter's spread of $2.25 per share. Calculate the net proceeds to Husker's from the sale of stock. How many shares of stock will Husker's need to sell in order to receive the $135 million they need?

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which of the following statements regarding the Small Business Investment Companies (SBIC) is true?

You have approached your local bank for a start-up loan commitment for $1,000,000 needed to open a car repair store. You have requested that the term of the loan be one year. Your bank has offered you the following terms: size of loan commitment = $1,000,000, term = one year, up-front fee = 20 basis points, back-end fee = 50 basis points, and rate on the loan = 9 percent. If you immediately take down $750,000 and no more during the year, what is the total interest and fees you have paid on this loan commitment?

A method of registering securities that allows firms that plan to offer multiple issues of the security over a three-year period to submit one registration statement is known as:

Kelly Girl's Golf Games, Inc., with the help of its investment bank recently issued 1.5 million shares of new stock. The offer price on the stock was $36.25 per share and Kelly Girl's Golf Games received a total of $50,000,000 through this stock offering. Calculate the net proceeds and the underwriter's spread on the stock offering. What percentage of the gross price is the investment bank charging Kelly Girl's Golf Games for underwriting the stock issue?