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  • Tesla shares slump below IPO price as investors bail

    07/07/2010 6:43:14 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 22 replies
    LA Times ^ | 7-6-10 | Tom Petruno
    Investors who bought Tesla Motors Inc.’s initial public stock offering last week thought they had a hot one. They did -- for a day and a half. But it has been all downhill since. Shares of the electric sports car maker plunged for a third straight session Tuesday as investors bailed out, pushing the stock below the IPO price of $17. Palo Alto-based Tesla closed down $3.09, or 16.1%, to $16.11. Despite the high hurdles facing the company’s bid to become commercially successful, the hype surrounding the IPO -- the first for an American carmaker since Ford Motor’s offering in...
  • Check Out All The IPOs That Are Failing

    05/07/2010 6:33:45 AM PDT · by blam · 501+ views
    The Business Insider ^ | 5-7-2010 | Vincent Fernando, CFA
    Check Out All The IPOs That Are Failing Vincent Fernando, CFA May. 7, 2010, 8:47 AM The IPO market fell apart this week, they've been canceling all over. We've counted ten so far: Monday: * Giti Tire -- China's largest tire maker, canceled/postponed MondayTuesday: * Tian Yuan Mining Ltd. -- Chinese iron ore producer, canceled/postponed Tuesday * New Century Shipbuilding -- Chinese shipbuilder, canceled/postponed TuesdayWednesday: * GSW -- Berlin based real estate company, canceled/postponed WednesdayThursday: * Americold Realty Trust -- Real estate investment trust, canceled/postponed Thursday * Swire Pacific -- Hong Kong conglomerate, canceled/postponed Thursday * Smile Brands Group --...
  • China outstrips US as center for IPOs

    12/16/2009 6:49:28 AM PST · by Cheap_Hessian · 6 replies · 322+ views
    Yahoo News (AP) ^ | December 15, 2009 | Jeremiah Marquez
    HONG KONG – China has outstripped the U.S. in the amount of money raised from stock listings, underscoring the region's stronger economy and a resurgence in investment. Companies have raised nearly $52 billion from initial public offerings on exchanges in Hong Kong and mainland China so far this year, according to financial research firm Dealogic. That's about twice as much as the some $26.5 billion in American IPOs. In 2007, the amount of money raised from IPOs in Hong Kong and the mainland also exceeded the U.S. total. Hong Kong alone has drawn more than $27 billion this year, making...
  • Firearms Bubble May Be Bursting

    10/23/2009 8:37:28 AM PDT · by Erik Latranyi · 24 replies · 1,575+ views
    The NY Times ^ | 22 October 2009 | ROBERT CYRAN and UNA GALANI
    Cerberus plans to float the gun maker Freedom Group soon. It better hurry. President Obama’s election victory sent weapon sales — and the valuations of firearms producers — higher. Falling backlogs hint that sales could plunge. This gun bubble may backfire.
  • Cerberus Sets Its Sights on IPO for a Gun Maker

    10/20/2009 4:48:39 PM PDT · by nascarnation · 9 replies · 634+ views
    WSJ ^ | 10/20/2009 | Peter Lattman
    After bad bets on cars and home loans, Cerberus Capital Management is turning to guns and bullets. The private-equity firm is in advanced preparations for an initial public offering of Freedom Group Inc., said people familiar with the situation, hoping to sell shares in a little-known company it has built into a dominant player in the red-hot rifle-and-ammunition business.
  • Online retailer Newegg files for $175 million IPO

    09/28/2009 1:31:49 PM PDT · by rabscuttle385 · 15 replies · 872+ views
    MarketWatch ^ | 2009-09-28
    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Internet retailer Newegg Inc. plans an initial public offering of stock worth up to $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission on Monday. City of Industry, Calif.-based Newegg focuses on sales of electronics, hardware and software to consumers and small businesses. The company did not specify the timing of its IPO, on which market it intends to float its shares or its intended ticker symbol. Newegg said it plans to use the IPO proceeds to repay debt and for general corporate purposes, while using $25 million to expand in Canada and...
  • U.S. could take 17 years to exit GMAC after an IPO

    05/22/2009 7:39:44 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 8 replies · 567+ views
    Reuters ^ | May 22, 2009 | By Jonathan Stempel
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - GMAC LLC, which is giving the U.S. Treasury Department a 35.4 percent equity stake, said on Friday it might take 17 years for the government to shed its investment if the auto and mortgage lender were to go public. The timetable suggests that federal involvement in GMAC's affairs could persist long after troubles plaguing the economy and the auto industry end. GMAC has gotten $12.5 billion of government infusions since December, including $7.5 billion on Thursday.
  • Current Media pulls IPO, citing poor conditions

    SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Current Media Inc., the television and Internet firm co-founded by Al Gore with the intention of "democratizing media," has shelved plans for an initial public offering of its stock. San Francisco-based Current said in a public filing on Friday that it has requested the withdrawal of an IPO registration statement initially filed in January of 2008. "In light of current market conditions, the registrant has determined not to proceed at this time with the public offering," the filing read. In its IPO registration filing, updated in May of last year, "participatory media company" Current said its...
  • Al Gore's Current TV Withdraws Initial Public Offering

    04/15/2009 11:07:30 AM PDT · by DigitalVideoDude · 8 replies · 332+ views
    FOXNews.com ^ | Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Reuters
    NEW YORK — Current Media Inc, parent of Current TV, the youth-focused television network launched by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, has withdrawn plans for an initial public offering. In a letter on Friday advising U.S. securities regulators of its decision, the company cited "current market conditions." Only two IPOs have launched so far in 2009, while 16, including, Current Media, have been canceled. "It's still early for a young company in this sector to be coming to market with a new issue at this point," said David Joyce, an analyst at Miller Tabak & Co. "Generally, the market...
  • Al Gore's Current Media cancels IPO

    04/13/2009 8:14:55 AM PDT · by ButThreeLeftsDo · 18 replies · 870+ views
    breitbart.com ^ | AFP/breitbart.com
    Current Media, a cable television company co-founded by former US vice president Al Gore, has shelved plans for a 100-million-dollar initial public offering (IPO) citing "market conditions." The San Francisco-based Current Media, in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, said it was withdrawing the plan for an IPO submitted to the SEC in January 2008. "In light of current market conditions, the registrant has determined not to proceed at this time with the public offering," Current Media said in the filing with the SEC on Friday. "All activity regarding the proposed public offering has been discontinued."
  • Goldman Sachs enters blank check arena

    03/25/2008 7:37:40 PM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 11 replies · 435+ views
    Financial News Online US ^ | 03/25/08 | Stephanie Baum
    Goldman Sachs enters blank check arena Stephanie Baum 25 Mar 2008 Goldman Sachs is underwriting its first blank check deal as the market for these acquisition vehicles continues to grow and evolve. Liberty Lane Acquisition Company registered for a $350m (€224.3m) initial public offering. While it will make 35 million units available at $10 each, Liberty Lane will differ significantly from previous blank check agreements because its initial stockholders' shares of common stock will represent 7.5% of the total outstanding shares of common stock instead of the 20% of outstanding shares that has been typical for previous deals, according to...
  • Why Visa's IPO is an elaborate method to avoid getting sued and keep screwing consumers

    03/19/2008 2:25:17 PM PDT · by outfield · 8 replies · 902+ views
    Credit Slips ^ | 3-17-08 | Adam Letvin
    Visa is scheduled to have its IPO later this week. The IPO could potentially be the largest in history. This market seems like terrible timing for an IPO, although for liquidity-strapped banks, the IPO could be a much-needed source of cash. The Visa IPO, along with the 2006 MasterCard IPO and the end to MasterCard and Visa's dual-exclusivity rules, which prohibited banks that issued MC/Visa cards from issuing Amex or Discover cards, is setting the stage for a major reconfiguration of the payments world in the next decade. These changes could have far-reaching effects for consumers, merchants, and banks because...
  • European IPOs 'fall off a cliff' (no IPO's in Apr or May)

    03/14/2008 5:24:09 AM PDT · by TigerLikesRooster · 10 replies · 318+ views
    Financial News Online US ^ | 03/11/08 | Tara Loader Wilkinson
    European IPOs 'fall off a cliff' Tara Loader Wilkinson 11 Mar 2008 The European initial public offering volume this year is at its lowest level for five years and there is nothing in the pipeline for April and May, as volatile markets continue to shake investor confidence. So far this year, listings in Europe have raised a meager $529.9m, (€346m) compared with $6.7bn last year, 12 times as much, according to Thomson Financial. There are no European listings in the pipeline for April and May, with only three pending for March. There have been 12 European listings since the beginning...
  • Can Visa Get The Street Unstuck?

    02/28/2008 8:09:33 AM PST · by outfield · 20 replies · 118+ views
    Forbes ^ | 2/26/08 | Liz Moyer
    Visa's planned $16 billion initial public offering may be the ray of sunshine Wall Street has been looking for since the credit crisis began last year. On Monday, Visa, the credit card network, announced plans to become a public company in a debut that promises to be the biggest ever of a U.S. company, the biggest of a financial firm and the fourth-largest global IPO. The floated $16 billion figure is conservative. If Wall Street banks underwriting the deal buy up all the extra shares allotted in the offering, the ultimate price tag could be closer to $19 billion. Those...
  • Alibaba doubles in Hong Kong debut

    11/06/2007 1:39:43 AM PST · by Caipirabob · 3 replies · 81+ views
    Alibaba doubles in Hong Kong debut ^ | Published: November 6 2007 04:22 | Last updated: November 6 2007 04:22 | By Robin Kwong and Tom Mitchell in Hong Kong
    Shares of Alibaba.com, China’s biggest e-commerce company, more than doubled in price in their Hong Kong debut on Tuesday, outperforming a largely flat market. Alibaba.com, part of the Alibaba group that includes internet auction site Taobao, raised $1.5bn in the world’s biggest internet offering since Google. Alibaba.com’s share price traded as high as HK$32, compared with its IPO price of HK$13.50, before returning to opening levels around HK$30. Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index was up 0.9 per cent at 29200 in the morning, after a 5 per cent fall on Monday in reaction to news of delays in a...
  • So-called patent reform cheats U.S. inventors

    06/26/2007 4:40:14 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 10 replies · 850+ views
    Townhall.com ^ | June 26, 2007 | Phyllis Schlafly
    The globalists are making a new attempt to circumvent and weaken a right explicitly recognized in the U.S. Constitution: Americans' exclusive ownership of their own inventions. Fortunately, Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and Sam Brownback, R-Kan., have exposed this mischief and called on Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., to slow down and discuss the proposed legislation before making costly mistakes. As we've learned with "Comprehensive Immigration Reform," we should all be on guard any time politicians patronize us with pompous talk about "reform." The so-called Patent...
  • EMC's VMware IPO Spin Off: The Birth of a New Bubble?

    02/14/2007 8:47:37 AM PST · by nickcarraway · 5 replies · 235+ views
    The Linux Jungle ^ | February 13, 2007 | Timothy Prickett Morgan
    EMC, which is perhaps best known for its disk arrays and some of the software it has acquired in the past few years, such as VMware for server and workstation virtualization, Legato Systems for tape backups, and Documentum for information lifecycle management, is a bit frustrated that Wall Street doesn't correctly value EMC's portfolio of products. And so, it is selling of a 10 percent stake in VMware, perhaps its hottest item, in an initial public offering. In 2006, the VMware unit had $709 million in sales, up 83 percent, and with the launch of the Infrastructure 3 product set,...
  • ICBC Raises $19B In World's Biggest IPO

    10/20/2006 2:53:58 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 5 replies · 319+ views
    CBS5 ^ | Oct 20, 2006
    China's biggest bank, Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, raised $19 billion Friday in the world's biggest initial public offering, pricing its IPO at the top end of expectations, thanks to overwhelming demand. The stock sale, the first ever for shares to list in both Hong Kong and Shanghai, surpasses the previous record, a $18.4 billion IPO by Japanese mobile phone company NTT DoCoMo Inc. in 1998. The state-owned bank, called ICBC, priced its Hong Kong offering at 3.07 Hong Kong dollars a share, at the top end of the indicative price range of HK$2.56-HK$3.07 ($0.33-$0.39), Dow Jones Newswires reported,...
  • CIS: Region's IPOs Attracting Interest Despite Sakhalin Dispute

    10/05/2006 8:34:46 AM PDT · by sergey1973 · 1 replies · 189+ views
    Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty ^ | October 4, 2006 | Jan Jun
    LONDON, October 4, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Companies from all over the world head to the London Stock Exchange when they need to attract international investment and raise development capital. Firms from Russia and elsewhere in the CIS are among the latest to head to London to launch initial public offerings (IPOs) -- their first sale of stock to the public.
  • Aer Lingus set to confirm London IPO plans tomorrow - reports

    08/27/2006 7:36:50 AM PDT · by jdm · 3 replies · 230+ views
    LONDON (AFX) - Aer Lingus is tomorrow expected to confirm plans for a London flotation that will value the Irish airline at up to 1.2 bln eur, reported the Sunday Times. The deal will be the first float of an airline on the main London Stock Exchange since Stelios Haji-Ioannou brought easyJet to market six years ago. The Sunday Times said it will also bring to an end tortuous negotiations between the Irish government, airline management and unions over the future of Aer Lingus. Only three years ago, the Irish government, which owns 85 pct of the company, said it...