Beyondsoft, a leading software outsourcing enterprises in China, began to make preparations for its overseas listing in 2004, including creating a red-chip structure desired by overseas listing and introducing international institutional investors. Yet, a global financial crisis broke out when Beyondsoft was going to submit its listing application to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2007. As a result, Beyondsoft had no option however to wholeheartedly make do with the sudden catastrophe and to temporarily shelve the listing plan. Did its listing was put on plan again just after Beyondsoft revealed steady performance and cash flow in 2009.
However, the U.S. capital market was no longer as booming as it had been in the past after the peak of the crisis, making it hard to reopen a window for the listing in the U.S. Beyondsoft President Ben Wang fell into continued comparisons and choices. Finally, Beyondsoft selected to return to the domestic A-share market and was recorded at SME board of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on the 6th of January, 2012. The case scenario’s of Beyondsoft IPO comprise part (A) and part (B). (A) is used primarily for classroom discussion and (B) is an after-class reference for pupils.
PUBLICATION DATE: October 30, 2012 PRODUCT #: TU0032-PDF-ENG
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