Ally Financial, which selected a group of four Wall Street underwriters Thursday, has become the latest government-owned entity to take firm steps toward an initial public offering.
Facing tough criticism over how U.S. and Chinese IPOs are handled, Nasdaq OMX Group CEO Robert Greifeld said Wednesday the standards are "identical." Also, check out what was said after the broadcast in web exclusive video.
HCA Holdings, which stands to be the largest sponsored-led IPO in history, plans to go forward with its IPO as soon as possible.
There has already been a ton written about Demand Media, next week’s big IPO. It’s likely to get a lot of attention if for no other reason: At its expected price range of $14 to $16 valuation of around $1 billion—the highest Internet/media company valuation since Google, according to Paul Bard of Renaissance Capital.