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Banks that missed the Facebook cut

Wall 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.

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Goldman Sachs slighted in Facebook IPO

The 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

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Facebook to file registration papers today

CNBC 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”

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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 Releases

Capital 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 Neg

OLDWICK, 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 Board

Sandell 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 Drop

Dow 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 >>