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NewsBanks that missed the Facebook cutWall Street continues to buzz about Morgan Stanley’s big win in the Facebook IPO sweepstakes--and Goldman Sachs’ big loss. Recall that the latter bank didn’t even come in second. Read more...Goldman Sachs slighted in Facebook IPOThe fight to nail down the “lead-left” underwriter spot on the Facebook deal was pitched by many as a two-horse race between Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. That Morgan Stanley ended up Read more...Facebook to file registration papers todayCNBC has confirmed that Facebook will file IPO registration papers today. The news channel also reports that the social media giant has named Morgan Stanley as the “lead-left” Read more...Race to lead Facebook IPO
So who will win the coveted role of lead underwriter for the expected Facebook initial public offering? The expected deal ranks with the IPOs of Google and Microsoft in terms of strategic Read more...
Facebook to seek IPO in Q2 2012
When Google went public in 2004, it made no bones about its desire to change the IPO process, shifting the balance of power away from banks and toward the issuer. It was one of the few companies with Read more...
Did Groupon just save the IPO market?
As one of the highest profile IPO in years, Groupon shot itself in the foot at just about every turn. It's quirky accounting was questioned, with good reason, and eventually was scrapped in favor of Read more...
All eyes on Groupon IPO
If all goes well, Groupon will finally price its IPO next week, aiming to sell 30 million shares at $16.00 to $18.00 each. At the middle of that range, Groupon would emerge a company with a market Read more...
Groupon IPO terms starkly different
Apart from Facebook, perhaps no other website symbolizes the new crop of dotcoms as well as Groupon. Not too long ago, the impending IPO of the Chicago-based firm was a cause celebre in the Read more...
KKR's Kravis on the deal environment
It's no secret that the private equity industry has stumbled as of late. The Golden Era, when the likes of Henry Kravis and Steve Schwarzman were near-heroes in New York, has long passed. The Read more...
Market strong for private shares
We can debate the decline of the IPO market all day long. But it is fair to say that it is a mere sliver of what it used to be. Sure, the dotcom bubble gave rise to lots of companies that should Read more...
| Press ReleasesCapital Markets Executives at Leading Investment Banks Predict Slight Growth for U.S. IPO Market in 2012 According to BDO- Bankers Are Much Less Confident Than One Year Ago - CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to a new study by BDO USA, LLP, one of the nation’s leading accounting and consulting organizations, capital Read more >> A.M. Best Downgrades Issuer Credit Ratings of Key Life Insurance Entities of ING USA; Places Ratings Under Review With NegOLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the issuer credit ratings (ICR) to “a” from “a+” and affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of A (Excellent) of the key life Read more >> Fitch Assigns Negative Outlook to Sovcomflot; Off RWN; Affirms at 'BBB-'LONDON & MOSCOW--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings has removed Russia-based OAO Sovcomflot's (SCF) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) from Rating Watch Negative (RWN), assigned it a Negative Read more >> Sandell Asset Management Seeks Sale of Rubicon & Tenon, Expansion of BoardSandell Expresses Concern Over Poor Stock PerformanceNEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to Rubicon's poor stock performance, Sandell Asset Management's Chief Executive Officer Thomas Read more >> Start-Ups Turn to Exchanges Overseas to Fulfill IPO Goals; Acquisitions DropDow Jones VentureSource: Half of U.S. Venture-Backed Companies that Held IPOs in Third Quarter Went Public Overseas; Median Paid for Acquisition Spikes to $100MNEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Read more >> |
