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• China Investment Banks Hunker Down As Regulator Shuts IPO Tap

  

  Chinese investment banks are carrying out their biggest layoffs and bonus cuts since the financial crisis as they brace for further profit declines, hit by an ongoing drought in initial public offerings in China that started in September.

• European IPO hopefuls tap narrow window

  Ebullient stock markets have so far this month encouraged around half a dozen firms in Europe to launch plans to float, seeking to raise more than $3 billion in the first few months of the year.

• Norwegian Cruise Line Begins Trading 

  

  Kevin Sheehan, CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line, offers insight on the business' debut on Wall Street, with CNBC's Simon Hobbs.

• IPOs to Have a Good Year: Expert 

  

  Dan Primack, senior editor at Fortune, tells CNBC that the IPO outlook for 2013 looks positive and some big private equity buyouts may come back onto the market.

• UPDATE 1-SurveyMonkey's funding highights fading allure of IPOs

  SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 17- Online survey company SurveyMonkey said on Thursday it has started an $800 million recapitalization that will allow it to cash out early shareholders and investors.

• Trulia Getting More Social 

  

  Sean Aggarwal, Trulia CFO, explains how his company plans to profit from the rebound in housing.

• ANALYSIS-Brazil IPOs face uncertain future as buyers stay wary

  SAO PAULO, Jan 16- Investors have a message for initial public offering candidates in Brazil: be careful how you price your IPO or it will founder. Stung by a string of deals that failed to deliver the promised returns, investors are being extra cautious in Brazil, casting a dark cloud over a pipeline of some $6 billion of potential IPO transactions in 2013..

• UPDATE 2-Facebook's big revelation: new search tool

  MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan 15- Facebook Inc CEO Mark Zuckerberg unveiled on Tuesday a feature to help its users search for people and places within the social network, in the company's first major product launch event since its May initial public offering.

• UPDATE 2-Russia's NefteTransService plans London IPO

  MOSCOW, Jan 15- NefteTransService, one of Russia's biggest private freight rail operators, hopes to raise around $500 million via a London listing, sources said, that it will then use to expand into Ukraine and Kazakhstan as the markets open up to competition.

• Know Your IPO: Ruckus Changing the Game 

  

  Ruckus Wireless came public on November 15, 2012, and is a little tech company that is revolutionizing the Wi-Fi industry, says Mad Money host Jim Cramer. The stock is up 44 percent from where its IPO priced.

• Why This Facebook Bear Turned Facebook Bull 

  

  Dan Niles, Alpha One Capital Partners, explains why he backed away from his short position on the social media company and is now choosing it as his top stock pick for 2013.

• UPDATE 1-Chrysler minority owner pushes first step toward IPO

  DETROIT, Jan 9- The minority owner of Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday pushed the U.S. automaker to take the first step toward becoming a public company again by demanding that Chrysler register shares with U.S. regulators.

• Chrysler minority owner pushes first step toward IPO

  DETROIT, Jan 9- The minority owner of Chrysler Group LLC on Wednesday pushed the U.S. automaker to take the first step toward becoming a public company again by demanding that Chrysler register shares with U.S. regulators.

• Kaminsky's 5 IPOs to Watch This Week 

  

  CNBC's Gary Kaminsky discusses which five companies going public will be likely winners.

• China Tightens Grip on IPO Listings

  

  China's securities regulator is requiring underwriters and auditors of all applicants for domestic initial public offerings to re-examine their financial statements as part of efforts to boost the quality of listed companies, four sources with knowledge of the plan told Reuters on Wednesday.

• China shares close flat, reported IPO overhaul cheered

  HONG KONG, Jan 9- China shares closed flat on Wednesday, paring losses after Reuters reported that the mainland IPO market could be frozen until the end of March, a move that would reduce competition in the A-share market. The CSI300 of top Shanghai and Shenzhen listings ended flat at 2,526.1.

• Entrepreneurs Wary of IPOs: SecondMarket CEO

  

  Entrepreneurs no longer view taking their company public the pinnacle of success, SecondMarket's CEO told CNBC.

• Private Companies to Watch in 2013 

  

  Barry Silbert, Founder & CEO of SecondMarket, discusses who will be the likely standouts in 2013, and which companies are in the IPO pipeline.

• IPOs Are Due for a Comeback in 2013: Survey

  

  A survey that polled 50 leading securities attorneys whose firms were responsible for 87% of major initial public offerings in 2012 has found that things are looking up. More than one-third of respondents said they believe the IPO market will be stronger in the coming year, the highest percentage reported in the poll's history.

• Comeback Story of 2012: Green Mountain 

  

  Debating whether it's time to get bullish or bearish on Green Mountain stock, with the FMHR team. And CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on the top IPO trends in 2012 and what to expect in 2013.