The window for most companies trying to pull off an IPO has been rather narrow and for small entrepreneurial firms the window in the U.S. has at times just about been slammed shut.
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That leaves open a window for the companies and their auditors to creatively interpret GAAP.
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On Tuesday, he said the Fed would consider extending its direct lending window to Wall Street companies (aka, primary dealers typically not allowed to borrow directly from the Fed) beyond a mid-September deadline to promote stability, as long as short-term debt markets continue to be severely constrained by the credit crisis.
For instance, a shortage of work visas and the short filing window once a year prevent companies from hiring highly skilled and educated candidates requiring new H-1B visas on a daily basis.
Then what does this mean for those companies that miss the window?
If conditions in the equity market at large improve the window will open wider and more companies will be able to move toward the exit.
The window is nearly shut for Chinese companies to go public in the U.S. while shares of listed Chinese stocks on NASDAQ and the NYSE are bottoming out.
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However, the flip side of this, at least for now, is that the U.S. market simply throws valuation metrics out of the window when it comes to superstar companies like Apple.
Tech and financial service companies are also pulling for a second "window" to allow them to dispute patents once a patent infringement suit is filed, something that would've probably aided RIM in their recent fight.
More companies are trying to give customers status reports during the appointment window.
When it comes to Olympic athletes--and the companies looking to cash in on their success--the window of opportunity is small and the requirements enormous.
This has opened a window of opportunity for the Chinese government to finance, and for Chinese technology companies to develop, then manufacture these new green products.
Under the plan he announced, the companies would be allowed to borrow from the Federal Reserve's discount lending window if they need to.
Even though the IPOs may not happen until the summer, the companies are moving quickly towards a public offering to take advantage of the current IPO window that has been kicked wide open by the excitement over Facebook's filing and a rising stock market.
However, for those companies with strong development teams, intellectual property, solid geographic footprints and growing consumer bases, the window is open for both financial investors and strategic acquirers.
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