MARKET REPORT: Analysts back Betfair growth ahead of Euro 2012 - This is Money
24 May 2012, 4:48 pm
As far as flop stockmarket flotations go, Betfair’s takes some beating. Forget the current furore surrounding Facebook, shares of the world’s largest internet betting exchange came to the market in October 2010 at £13,with a £1.4billion valuation.

Singapore approves $2.5 bln Formula One float - YAHOO!
21 May 2012, 10:28 pm
Singapore has cleared the sale of Formula One shares for more than US$2.5 billion in one of the world's biggest flotations this year, reports said on Tuesday, with pre-marketing to begin immediately. Private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, which has a ...

UPDATE 1-Evonik owner says may have to reconsider IPO timing - Reuters UK
21 May 2012, 12:06 pm
FRANKFURT, May 21 (Reuters) - German chemicals and real estate conglomerate Evonik may delay a possible initial public offering, its majority owner signalled, as the euro zone crisis continues to deter large stock flotations in Europe.

Investment Insider: Beware flotations at 'wonderful' prices - The Independent
19 May 2012, 5:52 pm
A recent survey conducted among Motley Fool users ahead of the Facebook listing revealed that investors with less than one year's investing experience were twice as likely to invest in the flotation of Facebook as investors with more than 20 years of know ...

400 Irish Facebook staff set for windfall of several hundred thousand euro each as stocks go public - VIDEO - Irish Central
19 May 2012, 8:55 am
The social media website has a market value of more than $104 billion and is offering shares to the public for $38 in one of the most hotly anticipated US stock flotations. Bono was one of the many Facebook shareholders who benefited from Friday ...

£630m for Facebook's Zuckerberg - Coventry Telegraph.net
18 May 2012, 5:53 pm
Facebook co-creator Mark Zuckerberg has pocketed more than a billion US dollars after one of the biggest US stock market flotations. But despite the hype, shares in the social network closed up just 23 cents on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq Stock ...

Key statistics in rise of Facebook - Virgin Media Music
18 May 2012, 10:29 am
Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations. Here are some key facts and figures about the social media giant. :: 901 million monthly active users at the end of March 2012.

Facebook IPO: Social network set to create 1,000 millionaires - Daily Mail
18 May 2012, 4:38 am
In one of the biggest ever Wall Street flotations, the social networking site will sell 421million shares at up to £24 a share. A successful sale will see the company’s value soar to about £64billion – bigger than the combined worth of Ford and Boeing.

Facebook set to make market splash - Coventry Telegraph.net
17 May 2012, 8:10 pm
Facebook shares are being offered to the public for 38 US dollars (£24) in one of the biggest ever US stock flotations. The social media giant is now valued at more than 100 billion dollars (£66 billion) and stands to reap up to 18.4 billion dollars (£ ...

Facebook valued at $104bn as share price unveiled - BBC News
17 May 2012, 11:13 am
Facebook has priced its shares ahead of one of the most eagerly-anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history. The social network said on Thursday that it valued shares at $38 (£24) each, and that its shares would begin trading in New York on Friday.