Two partners of Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, are trying to decide whether to take the public's portfolio, and on what exchange. The company, Norway-based Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS), has developed a market-leading technology, which determines whether the underwater rock formation contains oil - the oil companies to drill the hole. With its rapid growth characteristics, EMGS is very different from a typical oilfield services company, and would be more suitable for floating on NYSE or LSE, where liquidity and evaluation will also be more than the Oslo Bors, the other possibilities. However, swimming in the U.S. will include more spending is consistent with and may also require the management team to move to New York or Houston, the team wants to do. Partners must decide what to do before the IPO window is closed for energy companies. "Hide
by G. Felda Hardymon, Ann Leamon Source: Harvard Business School 21 pages. Publication Date: May 29, 2007. Prod. #: 807092-PDF-ENG
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