IBM / Oracle Systems / The New York Times / Brown / Sun Microsystems / Ashton-Tate / Shearson Lehman / Goldman Sachs / Merrill Lynch / Alex / Lotus Development Corporation / Microsoft / /
Continent
America / /
Currency
cent / USD / /
Event
M&A / Reorganization / IPO / Person Communication and Meetings / Funding / /
Facility
Microsoft headquarters / Hassan Shirvani University of St. Thomas Barry Wilbratte University / /
IndustryTerm
word processing software / technology firms / insurance / long established product / investment banking / food / corporate finance / software / technology stocks / /
MarketIndex
Dow 30 / /
OperatingSystem
MS-DOS / PC-DOS / /
Organization
University of St. Thomas / U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission / /
Person
Bill Gates / Ashton-Tate / /
Position
President / underwriter / major producer / investment banker / boutique investment banker / representative / lead underwriter / CFO / chief financial officer (CFO) / /
ProvinceOrState
Prince Edward Island / /
PublishedMedium
The Financial Post / New York Times / BusinessWeek / The New York Times / /
Journal of Case Research in Business and Economics Going Public—Microsoft, 1986 Hassan Shirvani University of St. Thomas Barry Wilbratte