Method, apparatus and article-of-manufacture for managing and supporting initial public offerings and other financial issues

A method for processing data pertaining to a syndicated debt offering to be administered by a plurality of bookrunning managers, the method comprising:

• in response to submission to a syndicated debt application server of a data-access permission received in response to acceptance of an invitation from a corresponding one of a plurality of bookrunning managers administering a syndicated debt offering to participate in the syndicated debt offering, enabling access to data stored within at least one of a bookrunner data set and a deal data set;
• wherein the data-access permission is adapted to permit access by the respective participant to at least a deal data set and a bookrunner data set, the bookrunner data set is accessible by the bookrunning manager that invited the participant to participate in the syndicated debt offering and by a plurality of debt participants invited by the bookrunning manager to participate in the syndicated debt offering, and the deal data is set accessible by all participants and all bookrunning managers participating in the syndicated debt offering.

A system useful for controlling the storage and processing of data stored in a central database accessible to multiple users, the multiple users being authorized to control access to data stored in the central database according to respective user permissions, the system comprising a processor adapted to:

• in response to submission to a syndicated debt application server of a data-access authorization received in response to acceptance of an invitation from a respective one of a plurality of bookrunning managers administering a syndicated debt offering to participate in the syndicated debt offering, enable access to data stored within at least one of a bookrunner data set and a deal data set;
• wherein the data-access authorization is adapted to permit access by the respective participant to at least a deal data set and a bookrunner data set, the bookrunner data set is accessible by the bookrunning manager that invited the participant to participate in the syndicated debt offering and by a plurality of debt participants invited by the bookrunning manager to participate in the syndicated debt offering, and the deal data is set accessible by all participants and all bookrunning managers participating in the syndicated debt offering.

A system useful for controlling the storage and processing of data stored in a central database accessible to multiple users, the multiple users being authorized to control access to data stored in the data structure according to respective user permissions, the system comprising a processor adapted to:

• associate with data received by the computer data identifying the received data as associated with a syndicated debt offering and as associated with one of a plurality of bookrunning managers administering the syndicated debt offering;
• store the received data in persistent computer-readable memory, and, subject to verification of authority, allow access to the stored data by at least one of:
• the bookrunning manager with whom the stored data has been associated, and a participant authorized on behalf of the bookrunning manager to access the data.

A method for processing data pertaining to a syndicated debt offering to be administered by a plurality of bookrunning managers, the method comprising:

• associating with data received by the computer data identifying the received data as associated with a syndicated debt offering and as associated with one of a plurality of bookrunning managers administering the syndicated debt offering;
• storing the received data in persistent computer-readable memory, and, subject to verification of authority, allowing access to the stored data by at least one of:
• the bookrunning manager with whom the stored data has been associated, and a participant authorized on behalf of the bookrunning manager to access the data.

A method for processing data pertaining to a syndicated debt offering to be administered by a plurality of bookrunning managers, the method comprising:

• upon entry of an execution command from a bookrunning manager or invitee input system, accessing data corresponding to the status of a plurality of criteria relating to the offering of the syndicated debt, access to said data controlled by a plurality of bookrunning managers administering said syndicated debt offering;
• and displaying on an output device associated with the borrower input system, in human-readable form, information indicating said status.

A system useful for controlling the storage and processing of data stored in a central database accessible to multiple users, the multiple users being authorized to control access to data stored in the central database according to respective user permissions, the system comprising a processor adapted to:

• upon entry of an execution command from a bookrunning manager or invitee input system, access data corresponding to the status of a plurality of criteria relating to the offering of the syndicated debt, access to said data controlled by a plurality of bookrunning managers administering said syndicated debt offering;
• and display on an output device associated with the borrower input system, in human-readable form, information indicating said status.

A system useful for controlling the storage and processing of data stored in a central database accessible to multiple users, the multiple users being authorized to control access to data stored in the central database according to respective user authorizations, the system comprising a processor adapted to:

• upon entry of an execution command from a bookrunner or invitee input system, access data corresponding to the status of invitations extended by a bookrunning manager to a plurality of invitees invited to participate in a proposed syndicated debt offering;
• and display on an output device associated with the bookrunner input system, in human-readable form, information indicating said status.

A method for processing data pertaining to a syndicated debt offering to be administered by a plurality of bookrunning managers, the method comprising:

• upon entry of an execution command from a bookrunner or invitee input system, access data corresponding to the status of invitations extended by a bookrunning manager to a plurality of invitees invited to participate in a proposed syndicated debt offering;
• and display on an output device associated with the bookrunner input system, in human-readable form, information indicating said status.

A computer-usable medium or media useful for processing data pertaining to a syndicated debt offering to be administered by a plurality of bookrunning managers, the medium comprising computer-readable code embodied therein for causing a computer to:

• associate with data received by the computer data identifying the received data as associated with a syndicated debt offering and as associated with one of a plurality of bookrunning managers administering the syndicated debt offering;
• store the received data in persistent computer-readable memory, and, subject to verification of authority, allow access to the stored data by at least one of:
• the bookrunning manager with whom the stored data has been associated, and a participant authorized on behalf of the bookrunning manager to access the data.