Apart from listing shares on stock markets public offerings (IPOs), companies often resort to and engaging in initial alternative methods of raising capital. Consider the following case, and answer the question that follows In April 2005, Petrosearch Energy Corporation announced the sale of s12.6 million of common stock at a price of $1.36 per share to a group of a investorsconsisting of u.s.-based investment funds. The previous case is an example of: O Private placement Q Public cash offering Q shelf registration A firm decides to raise capital and has made a preliminary decision to sell a block of securities to the entity that makes the highest offer. This procedure is referred to as a Consider the case of Fuzzy Button Clothing Company's public cash offering. Hurray Bank was the underwriter in the deal. Hurray Bank sold 1,400,000 shares to the public at $22.40 per share. Button received $30,576,000 from the public offering. Hurray Bank's underwriting spread in this deal was Fuzzy which of the following securities has higher direct issuance costs? Q Debt securities o common stock Apla, All rights