Ascent
offered
the
shares
–
which
ended
trading
at
$1.68
on
19
September
–
for
$1.20
each,
with
the
offering
expected
to
close
on
25
September.
Ascent
shares
fell
as
low
as
$1.17
on
20
September
before
ending
the
day
at
$1.20.
Many
industry
observers
will
see
the
share
offering
as
a
desperate
grab
for
cash
by
Ascent,
which
is
among
the
many
thin-film
PV
players
once
seen
as
immensely
promising,
but
whose
prospects
have
been
severely
challenged
by
the
falling
price
of
crystalline
silicon
(c-Si).
It
has
been
a
bumpy,
if
often
exciting,…
