Elizabeth Demers, a professor at INSEAD, a business school near Paris, points out that what companies lose in terms of hard cash in the early days can often be made up for in terms of the publicity they get when the news media applaud the explosive rise in their share prices.

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In some areas, it was hard for banks to keep up, as people seemed to be withdrawing more cash than usual.

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The cash will be a much-needed boost for the hard-up Welsh club who are effectively up for sale.

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