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The flurry of initial public offerings this week is confirmation that this fall's rebound in the market wasn't a fluke and sets the stage for more companies to raise money through IPOs in 2010. But the response to two of the newly public companies shows that investors continue to be careful about where they place their bets.
Global Defense Technology & Systems shares were little changed after its initial public offering priced below expectations.
Shares of Archipelago Learning are rising Friday after its initial public offering priced near the top of its expected range, raising $103.1 million.
Shares of 7 Days Group Holdings Ltd. soared on Friday after the discount lodging chain's initial public offering priced at the high end of an expected range.
QuinStreet Inc. plans an initial public offering of $250 million in common stock, according to a regulatory filing.
HealthPort Inc., a health care information technology company, said Thursday it is postponing its planned initial public offering due to market conditions.
Shares of Fortinet Inc. rose sharply in the company's first day of trading on the Nasdaq, another sign that the recently moribund IPO market is coming back to life.
Shares of Fortinet Inc. priced higher than expected at $12.50 each ahead of the computer security company's planned initial public offering Wednesday.
Fortinet Inc. plans to go public Wednesday in an initial public offering, giving investors a chance to tap a network security provider with sales expected to grow.
When Archipelago Learning Inc. goes public this week, investors will weigh the strong growth in the educational programs provider's products against shrinking budgets at public K-12 schools.
Shares of rue21 Inc. soared Friday in the retailer's first day of trading, as investors responded enthusiastically to the store's expansion plans and surmised that its focus on value will win more customers from the competition.
A strong debut by Dollar General in its first day of trading may signal a warmer reception for public offerings, a market that nearly froze last year and has had a fitful recovery.
Investors looking to have a hand in the future of frugal will watch shares of discount retailer Dollar General, which will begin trading Friday now that the company has priced its initial public offering.
Canadian sweetener supplier GLG Life Tech Corp. plans to offer 3.6 million common shares in a U.S. initial public offering.
STR Holdings Inc. shares jumped Friday after the solar products company launched its initial public offering, but shares priced below expectations on the New York Stock Exchange.
Citigroup Inc. filed plans for an initial public offering of its Primerica Inc. life insurance unit late Thursday, and said it will sell the rest of the unit after it goes public.
Two well-known companies surged in their market debuts Thursday despite what has recently been a difficult market for initial public offerings.
Shares of Ancestry.com climbed in their first day of trading Thursday after the genealogy Web site's initial public offering priced in the middle of the expected range.
Shares of Hyatt Hotels Corp. rose sharply Thursday in the iconic hotel chain's first day on the New York Stock Exchange, with investors appearing to dismiss concerns about infighting among its founder's heirs and tepid hotel reservations around the world.
Texas bank PlainsCapital Corp. late Wednesday postponed its initial public offering, blaming market swings in financial stocks.
There's talk of infighting among its founder's heirs and a sluggish appetite for hotel reservations around the globe. But Hyatt Hotels Corp. shares are set to begin trading Thursday now that the company raised $950 million in its initial public offering.
STR Holdings Inc. plans to go public this Friday, a move that would launch the first solar initial public offering on a U.S. index in over a year.
Genealogy Web site Ancestry.com has succeeded in raising $100 million in its initial public offering. With more than a million paying subscribers, little competition, a small debt load and a record of increasing revenue, it fared better than other IPOs that have recently priced below their filing ranges.
Energy company AEI canceled its initial public offering after reducing its size and price range, delivering a blow to the U.S. IPO market.
A former Enron entity is going public Thursday. Despite the negative link, AEI presents an opportunity investors may find hard to resist, given its exposure to energy demand in emerging markets and growing interest in the power sector.
GE may sell stake in NBC, Immelt admitsGeneral Electric Co is holding discussions on partnerships or an IPO for its NBC Universal unit, chief executive Jeffrey Immelt said, as expectations grow about a deal with cable operator Comcast Corp. "Discussions are ongoing whether it is an IPO or another partnership," Immelt …
Newegg Files For IPO - IT Channel - IT Channel News by CRNNewegg has filed for an initial public offering, according to documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Facebook CEO says IPO a few years outAccording to Reuters Mark Zuckerberg has not closed the door on a Facebook IPO, but rather does not think it is necessary for the company at this point. Zuckerberg also indicated that he expects Facebook to generate a profit in 2010.
IPO market starts to stir with offerings this weekCount of 2009 IPOs poised to double this week Two education service providers making market debuts this week
eBay Plans IPO for Skype in 2010Just 24 hours after divesting itself of StumbleUpon, eBay is making a much bigger but much anticipated move: announcing plans to spin-off Skype (Skype reviews) as its own, public company. According to eBay, the IPO will "be completed in the first half of 2010."
EBay plans initial public offering for SkypeEBay plans to spin off its Internet communications service Skype through an IPO, undoing a $2.6 billion acquisition that puzzled analysts and eBay struggled to justify.
Gree and Paperboy stocks trade much above IPO prices | AsiajinJapan's recent IPO by one of the top social networks Gree was successful.
SPACS (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) have been a vehicle of choice over the past few years with more than $12 billion underwritten in 2007. However, a better looking cousin is new on the scene that has the potential to steal SPAC's glory away.
Russia Comes for Money: Yandex Schedules IPO for 2009Russian search-engine Yandex plans for expansion: and the expansion means opening an office in San Francisco, hiring a former Yahoo vice president and announcing plans for IPO. Namely, the article read:
Venture-backed IPOs Hit Record Low as VCs Look to CleantechNearly every name-brand venture capital firm now has its own cleantech fund worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and after a few years getting to know the space, venture capitalists have come to realize that investing in a cleantech company is nothing like investing in a dotcom …
Energy Recovery IPO Pricing Could Signal Better Things to ComeWhile last quarter, not a single venture-backed company hit the public markets, todays IPO of energy-efficient water desalination company Energy Recovery could be a sign of better things to come.
Sluggish economy hits biotech: worst IPO drought in 30 yearsNot one single venture-backed US company completed an initial public offering (IPO) in the second quarter of 2008, according to a report released yesterday (July 1) by the National Venture Capital Association, and the news means that small, privately-funded biotech companies may …
Why the Visa IPO is so hotThe Visa IPO is really doing a lot to help shine a light on their previously shading interchange fee practices.
Just How Shady is this Visa IPO?The Visa IPO creates a company with an unusual 3 stock-class capital structure that can only be explained as an antitrust shelter.
Visa IPO Charges OnwardThe credit crisis that has been haunting the stock market for months wasn't enough to scare investors away fr ...
Visa for sale at record price-tagThe world's biggest credit-card network Visa plans to raise a record amount of money by issuing shares and listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Visa sets possible record $18.8 billion IPOVisa Inc, the world's largest credit-card network, on Monday said it may raise up to $18.8 billion in its eagerly awaited public sale of shares, which could make it the largest initial public offering ever.
Fusu: A Stock Exchange for Premium Domain Names Fusu could be the biggest thing since sliced bread. Or, it could be a Sam Bowie-like flop (Google it folks). But the company is going after what could be a huge market, allowing anyone to "buy stock" and speculate in premium domain names.
Slowdown in new issues fuels fears over ChinaChinese IPOs in 2006 used to be virtual guarantees of double digit returns on the day, often triple digit returns in a few weeks.
DP World cancels London component IPOThere is every reason to believe that the reason for this is concentrating capital in Dubai...and there is also some reason to believe that the credit crunch plaguing Western markets may impact even an IPO as desirable as that of DP World.
Which company best nurtures upstart acquisitions: Yahoo or Google?The favored exit strategy for internet startups is no longer an IPO but a splashy acquisition - preferably by Yahoo or Google. Head-to-head, how successful have Google and Yahoo been at advancing their purchases? ... Blogging systems (1 of 5)
$229 billion and counting: getting a grip on Google's green stuffGoogle's valuation has become the stuff of legend already. You look at the barely four-year-old stock chart and marvel at the consistent price gains, comparable to a young Apple or maybe Starbucks in its heyday.
Company is a China based agri-solutions provider engaged in research and development, production and sale of upstream agricultural products. Company currently provides Corn seeds, Sheep breeding and seedling products.
Dubai to sell 20pc in DP World for $4.3 bnIn what will be the largest Middle East IPO to date, DP World looks set for a very successful listing, with many key players vying for a stake in a sector that has some solid fundamentals.
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