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Chanitr Charnchainarong, Executive Vice President of Thailand's Stock Exchange says the pipeline for new listings looks healthy as more firms from diversified sectors apply.
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U.S. companies are expected to go public this year at the best pace in three years, as investors regain confidence in stocks and seek more risk.
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Facebook says that it will begin reporting its financial results by April 2012, setting the stage for a likely public stock offering, according to a document sent by Goldman Sachs to potential investors. The New York Times reports.
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Facebook’s practice of raising capital on private markets largely out of the direct oversight of regulators has spurred an inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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In Silicon Valley, going public used to be the ultimate rite of passage for a start-up — a sign it had arrived. No more. The New York Times reports.
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Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs invested $500 million in the social media site Facebook, in a deal that values the company at $50 billion. This has sparked renewed hope that Facebook IPO might be something we see by year-end 2011.
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The media company Nielsen Holdings may be one of the first big sponsor-led IPOs of the new year, according to people familiar with the company’s plans, as it prepares for a $1.7 billion stock issue as early as January.
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Nielsen, the media company that made an initial public offering (IPO) filing last June, is gunning for a January offering, according to people familiar with matter.
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Facebook will go the IPO route when it “makes the most sense,” Chris Hughes, its co-founder told CNBC Wednesday.
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So as M&A fever hits a milestone, it seems private equity senses the moment is ripe for a public debut. Yet Blackstone—which just Tuesday raised $15 billion in its largest-ever fund— has performed miserably as a public entity: trading at around $14 per share, down more than 50 percent from its IPO price of $31. So why are some money managers seeing opportunity in private equity stocks this time around?
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News on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Chinese reverse mergers spotlights something I’ve been saying for months if not years: Buyer beware.
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As with any hot IPO (initial public offering) market, don’t confuse quantity with quality. At best, the performance so far this year has been mixed.
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Next year is going to be better for the retail investor, Morgan Stanley president and CEO James Gorman told CNBC Thursday.
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On a visit to India, Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China said the two countries should open their markets so they can support each other’s economic growth, the New York Times reports.
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I think I figured it out with these Chinese IPOs: We’ve got to stop calling the Amazons or YouTubes or the whatever's of China.
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Fast money can disappear just as fast.
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E-Commerce China Dangdang, the Amazon of China, priced on Tuesday night at 17 million shares at $16, well above the price talk of $13-$15, shares are up over 60 percent in its debut.
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Clean tech IPOs will outperform, Congress will stumble on new energy legislation, corporate jet travel will rebound big time and China becomes the world leader in alternative energy.
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Ford will notch record profits, electric cars will be a niche product and Chrysler will re-assert itself.
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Netflix slips and gets bought out, the glow comes off of General Motors stock and investors shun Chinese IPOs.
