Category: Initial Public Offerings
03/25/13
07:10:37 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com 
, 132 words 
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Statistics
Once political uncertainty is not as big anymore, strong IPO activity can be expected. Big data and online processing are big themes:
CNN Money: Stop sweating the tech IPO 'drought', March 22, 2013
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Lise Buyer of Class V Group, for example, s… more »
11/23/12
08:02:58 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 174 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Statistics
Borisov, Alexander, Ellul, Andrew and Sevilir, Merih, IPOs and Employment (July 6, 2012). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2178101 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2178101
Abstract:
"This paper studies the relation between the goi… more »
05/26/12
09:46:04 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 642 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Statistics
Martin Kenney, Donald Patton, Jay Ritter, Post-IPO Employment and Revenue Growth for U.S. IPOs, June 1996–2010Report for the Kauffman Foundation, May 2012"There is significant concern among policymakers about the health of the Initial Public Offeri… more »
05/25/12
06:43:15 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 140 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Opinion on Specific Transactions, Valuation Issues
The Daily Beast: Wall Street, not Facebook, Bears Most of the Blame for the Company’s IPO Debacle, May 24, 2012
..."Today, graduates want to work at the next Facebook, and the company’s current share price won’t change that one bit. Today, talented yo… more »
05/20/12
03:53:43 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 118 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Market Structure
The Economist: Rival versions of capitalism;
The endangered public company; The rise and fall of a great invention, and why it matters, May 19, 2012
.."public companies have been central to innovation and job creation. One reason why entrepreneurs w… more »
05/17/12
08:22:48 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 79 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, M&A
WSJ: Rich Karlgaard: The Future Is More Than Facebook; Social media is already passé in Silicon Valley. America's innovation engine is now focused on transportation, energy and manufacturing, May 16, 2012
Question: If America could have only one of th… more »
05/09/12
06:30:07 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 69 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, News Stories
NYT: Morgan Stanley’s Michael Grimes Is Where Money and Tech Meet, May 8, 2012
Silicon Valley doesn’t have much love for Wall Street, perceiving buttoned-up financiers as fee-obsessed number crunchers who don’t really understand technology.
But Mic… more »
03/23/12
06:22:33 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 149 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Statistics
Interesting article of Felix Salmon on the US IPO market and start-up activity, where the success rate is probably over-estimated: Reuters: How the IPO market is broken, March 21, 2012Following fact astonished us:"It’s certainly true that Sil… more »
11/08/11
06:44:43 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 20 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, M&A
M&A exit valuations strong in spite of spotty IPO market from The Deal on Vimeo.
Keywords: M&A, IPOs, Exit Valuations more »
10/24/11
Source: Reuters: The Groupon roadshow, Oct. 21, 2011Related:The Wall Street Journal: No Deal Yet for Groupon Shares, Oct. 22, 2011 more »
09/24/11
WSJ: More Trouble for Groupon IPO, Sept. 24, 2011On Friday, Groupon said it would change what it books as revenue after discussions with the Securities and Exchange Commission. It will now only count as revenue its commission on sales, rather than th… more »
09/15/11
07:19:14 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 25 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Opinion on Specific Transactions, Valuation Issues
That IPO Pop? Majority of 2011 U.S. Listings Are Underwater, Sept. 15, 2011
Groupon Back on Track for Its I.P.O., Sept. 14, 2011
Keywords: IPO, Initial Public Offering, Capital Markets more »
06/09/11
07:32:49 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 147 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Market Structure
The American Finance Association: Why don’t U.S. issuers demand European fees for IPOs? by Mark Abrahamson, Tim Jenkinson and Howard Jones, June 2011
Abstract:
"We compare fees charged by investment banks for conducting IPOs in the U.S. and Euro… more »
06/03/11
07:25:34 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 135 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, M&A
While LinkedIn's spectacular debut indicates investor demand for social media, we won't see a frenzy of its peers rushing to the public markets. But we may see more M&A in the sector, says NeXt BDC Capital co-founder Michael Moe. LinkedIn IPO ma… more »
05/31/11
06:12:48 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 43 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Statistics, M&A
Waud Capital's Reeve Waud expressed concern about the deficits created by spiraling healthcare costs and said that 'controls on cost' will be key to effective healthcare reform.
Healthcare reform affects deals from The Deal on Vimeo.
Keywords: US… more »
05/27/11
04:26:57 pm, by editor of MarketObservation.com , 67 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Valuation Issues, Statistics
Once more a great IPO statistic by Jay Ritter. It shows the money left on the table in IPOs, defined as the difference between the closing price on the first day of trading
and the offer price, multiplied by the number of shares sold:
Money Left on t… more »
05/21/11
07:12:10 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 15 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Opinion on Specific Transactions
Stellar LinkedIn IPO encouraging to from The Deal on Vimeo.
Keywords: Social Media, Linkedin IPO more »
05/20/11
Barry Ritholtz refers to good research:
Ritholtz: First Day IPO Pops
May 19, 2011
Keywords: IPO Underpricing, IPO Pops more »
05/19/11
06:41:19 am, by admin , 122 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Opinion on Specific Transactions, Valuation Issues
Great interview about the Linkedin IPO in specific and the prospects for other social network companies in general:Scott Kessler, head of technology equity research at Standard & Poor's, Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florid… more »
04/28/11
11:05:16 am, by editor of MarketObservation.com, 98 words
Categories: Initial Public Offerings, Market Structure, M&A
Is it really as bad as Mr. Davidoff writes? Big Wall Street firms still have a vital role in the economy. It can be assumed that their reputation will improve over time - unless they make bigger mistakes again.The financial crisis also opened room fo… more »
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