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IPO stories: 52 news summaries

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Google Trio Made 20-Year Partner Pact

Investors worried about FCC bid, but honchos are thinking long-term

Jan 31, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Google’s top three honchos made a pact just before their 2004 IPO to stay together at the search behemoth for at least 20 years. News of the informal agreement—which one analyst called “really very, very positive”—comes as investors fret about the company's bids in the... More »

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Google • IPO • spectrum auction • 700 Mhz

Gore's Media Co. Is Going Public

Viewer-generated
video channel registers to sell $100M of stock

Jan 28, 08 8:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Current Media will soon become even more public: The viewer-created cable TV network, co-founded by Al Gore in 2005, filed an IPO today. The young adult-oriented company registered to sell up to $100 million in class A common stock, but the price range and number of shares weren’t disclosed—... More »

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Al Gore • cable TV • IPO • Current TV • Nasdaq • Current Media

IPOs Are Dropping
Like Flies

Market slump leads to 10-year high
in canceled issues

Jan 28, 08 12:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The subprime flu that’s laid low Wall Street has infected another victim: IPOs. Because of market volatility, 24 IPOs have been shelved this month—the most in a decade, Bloomberg reports. Tommy Hilfiger Corp. highlights a roster of firms that postponed or canceled going public. The largest was Imperium... More »

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IPO • equity trading • Tommy Hilfiger

NetSuite IPO Brings Market Early Christmas Gift

Ellison-backed software provider sees its price soar 36.5%

Dec 21, 07 6:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Online software provider NetSuite reminded Wall Street of the good old days yesterday as the year’s final IPO scored a 36.5% increase over its opening price, reaching $35.50 by the NYSE closing bell, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company, backed by Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, in... More »

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Larry Ellison • NetSuite • IPO

NetSuite Doubles IPO Price

Surge of interest sees the price for the on-demand software vendor soar to $26

Dec 20, 07 5:11 AM CST
(Newser) - On-demand software vendor NetSuite has doubled the price on its IPO after a Dutch-auction-style bidding war over the past two days saw investor interest surge. After originally pricing the offering at $13-$16, NetSuite bumped it to $16-$19 Tuesday and then $19-$22 yesterday. Late last night the company set a target... More »

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Larry Ellison • Oracle • NetSuite • IPO

Ellison-Backed IPO Wraps '07

NetSuite's auction format puts off some investors

Dec 17, 07 7:40 AM CST
(Newser) - On-demand software company NetSuite goes public this week with an offering likely to draw the bulk of attention in an otherwise quiet finale for IPOs. Only three firms will go to market, compared to eight in last year’s final week. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s NetSuite hopes to raise... More »

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Larry Ellison • Oracle • NetSuite • IPO

Discovery Will
Go Public

Educational channel's IPO will bring freer financial hand—and Wall Street scrutiny

Dec 14, 07 5:38 PM CST
(Newser) - Discovery Communications will go public, upping the media company’s ability to make deals while opening it to shareholder and Wall Street opinion. The “MythBusters” and “LA Ink” broadcaster will be able to spend more on new programming and acquire other businesses more readily. Analysts expect shares to... More »

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NBC Universal • IPO • Discovery Communications • Advance/Newhouse • MythBusters • LA Ink

Classmates.com Fails to
Score IPO

Company losing popularity contest to Facebook, analysts say

Dec 13, 07 1:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Classmates.com received an early dismissal today after its owners withdrew a planned IPO for the social networking site. United Online cited turbulent market conditions, but analysts say the real reason is waning popularity of the site and its overpriced offering. The interest in IPOs is there, one analyst explained,... More »

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social networking • Wall Street • IPO • United Online • Classmates.com • Renaissance Capital

Netsuite Hopes for $99M in IPO

Ellison has moved decisively to silence conflict-of-interest criticisms

Dec 6, 07 5:46 PM CST
(Newser) - The IPO for Oracle CEO Larry Ellison’s ‘software-as-a-service’ company, Netsuite, is gearing up as the company set an initial price range yesterday of $13 to $16 a share for 6.2 million shares planned for release, News.com reports, a 10% stake. Netsuite hopes to raise $99.2... More »

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Larry Ellison • Oracle • NetSuite • IPO

Tech IPOs Back, But With a Difference

Lessons of dot-com bust learned, startups wait until near-profitable

Dec 5, 07 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Tech IPOs are back--but this time around, things are more subdued than in the heady days of the dot-com boom. These days, tech startups wait until they are profitable, or at least cash-flow positive, before making a public debut, MarketWatch reports. The strong performance of VMWare's August IPO has boosted... More »

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Facebook • IPO • credit crisis • startup • Classmates Media • VMWare

Visa Heads for Biggest IPO in US in Years

Offering expected
early next year could surpass $10B

Nov 10, 07 12:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Visa is moving ahead on a massive initial public stock offering expected early next year. Papers filed yesterday show that shares could be valued at $10 billion, which would make it the second-largest public offering in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports. The biggest is the $10.62 billion... More »

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stock market • San Francisco • IPO • shares • credit card • Visa • MasterCard

Clean-Tech Show Draws Eager Investors

Companies of all
sizes hope to cash in
on growing market

Nov 9, 07 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A clean technology conference hosted scores of venture capitalists and private-equity firms looking to cash in on 100 cutting-edge companies. Drawing particular interest was First Solar, which makes solar-energy cells that could soon compete with residential utility prices, MarketWatch reports. The company also signals the sector’s dangers: Its $200... More »

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coal • IPO • green technology • clean technology • First Solar • market bubble • Wal-Mart

Alibaba Nearly Triples Price After IPO

Chinese B2B site is largest e-commerce offering since Google

Nov 6, 07 7:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Chinese business-to-business platform Alibaba held its IPO on the Hong Kong stock market today, nearly tripling in share price in first-day trading. The company raised $1.5 billion (US) by selling just 17% of its shares. "I think Alibaba's share price is way ahead of its fundamentals; I think... More »

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Yahoo • Hong Kong • IPO • Alibaba • Alibaba.com

Web Biz Alibaba Launching Record IPO in China

Operation links buyers to Chinese manufacturers

Oct 22, 07 4:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Alibaba, the business-to-business service that links small and mid-sized Chinese manufacturers to customers around the world, is expected today to announce what will likely be the biggest Internet IPO  in Chinese history. Analysts expect the world's most-visited import/export site to pull in an estimated $1.3 billion from Hong Kong... More »

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China • Yahoo • business • IPO • Made in China • Alibaba • Taobao

Facebook Founder's No to IPO

Zuckerberg says going public is years away

Oct 18, 07 12:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook's founder Mark Zuckerberg has quashed speculation over a possible initial public offering. Speaking to an overspill audience at the Web 2.0 conference, held in a ballroom of the ornate Palace Hotel in San Francisco, Zuckerberg said Facebook, the popular internet social network, would not be selling shares on... More »

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Web 2.0 • Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • IPO

Virgin Mobile USA IPO Disappoints

Shares trade just 5% above IPO price.

Oct 12, 07 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Virgin Mobile USA debuted on the stock market yesterday with disappointing results, according to the Wall Street Journal. Its closing price of $15.75, up 5% from the IPO, was at the low end of the $15-17 range predicted by deal manager Lehman Bros. Founding owners Virgin Group and Sprint... More »

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Virgin • IPO • Sprint

Credit Jitters
May Put KKR
Offering on Ice

Private equity firm denies reports its
IPO will be delayed

Aug 23, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Times of London claims that buyout firm KKR has postponed plans for a $1.25B float and a public listing because of the fallout from turbulent credit markets. The company had planned its IPO this September but has reportedly pulled back due to waning investor confidence following the subprime... More »

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private equity • Carlyle Group • subprime mortgages • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • IPO • credit market

Nasdaq Debuts $100M Fat Cat Exchange

High-rolling private bourse will be free from federal regulation

Aug 14, 07 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nasdaq is launching a regulation-free private stock market for the super-rich, offering those who can pony up at least $100 million access to the first-ever private investment exchange. Any private company can then sell stock to these elite shareholders, without having to worry about making their finances public—or being... More »

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private equity • Wall Street • IPO • Nasdaq • markets • Portal Market

Blackstone Partners Profit on IPO Taxes

Loopholes pay off for buyout firm managers after $3.7 bil offering

Jul 13, 07 10:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Blackstone Group's partners have expertly negotiated a labyrinth of loopholes to dodge taxes on $3.7 billion they raised with an IPO last month, the Times reports. The maneuver comes as congress discusses what to tax private equity managers, but analysts say the rate debate misses the point; firms... More »

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Blackstone Group • taxes • IPO • capital gains tax

KKR Makes
IPO Official

Private equity behemoth follows Blackstone into
the public pool

Jul 3, 07 7:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - Undeterred by the possibility of potentially devastatingly tax-law changes, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts firmed up its IPO plans today, filing SEC documents that value the issue at up to $1.25 billion. The private (for now) equity firm said it will list as a partnership, like archrival Blackstone, which went public... More »

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private equity • Blackstone Group • private equity goes public • Kohlberg Kravis Roberts • KKR • IPO

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