Wall Street Beat: After Facebook fiasco, don't write off tech ipos - CIO Australia
25 May 2012, 5:16 pm
The Facebook IPO may have been a fiasco, but don't put the nail in the coffin just yet for other tech offerings this year. The success or failure of tech company ipos will depend on market conditions, not fallout from Facebook, analysts say. The Facebook ...

Tech's Next Billion Dollar ipos - Forbes
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
A lot has been written about big data. Little has been written about Big Data Apps or BDA. Whether you’re the CEO of a big company or the founder of a new tech startup, here’s what you need to know about BDA—and why Big Data Apps are ...

Q1 saw the most tech ipos in four years, but funding amounts are down (exclusive) - Venturebeat.com
23 May 2012, 4:42 pm
The first quarter of 2012 was the best quarter in more than four years for software and Internet company ipos, according to a new report. But in the aftermath of Facebook’s much-hyped and problematic IPO, can the momentum continue?

Hong Kong’s Most-Popular ipos Return the Least: Chart of the Day - Bloomberg
21 May 2012, 9:10 pm
Hong Kong’s most-popular initial public offerings among retail investors since the start of 2010 have plunged an average of 54 percent from their offer price and trail returns of the city’s ipos. The CHART OF THE DAY shows the 54 percent ...

ipos' Job-Boosting Power Is Overblown - Businessweek
21 May 2012, 6:46 pm
When President Obama signed the JOBS Act to make it easier for young companies to go public, he said it “will help entrepreneurs raise the capital they need to put Americans back to work.” Give fast-growing companies easier access to money ...

Facebook Stock Drops: What Really Goes On In ipos - Forbes
21 May 2012, 10:40 am
Why The Facebook IPO Was A Bad Deal For The Public Roger Kay Contributor So by most accounts, the Facebook IPO is disappointing. Facebook’s stock ended its first day of trading a mere $0.23 above the deal price and today, Day 2, it has dropped ...

The Scoop on ipos - CNBC
18 May 2012, 6:21 pm
Initial public offerings can generate some spectacular returns — as high as 20 percent, 30 percent and 50 percent in a day — which makes them a great way to get back to even. That’s why Cramer addressed the topic on Friday's "Mad Money." The thing is ...

Baseball ipos: Who would raise the most money? - USA Today
18 May 2012, 2:58 am
SAN FRANCISCO – While the tech and financial worlds can barely contain their enthusiasm over the Facebook IPO, we at the Daily Pitch figure you're more interested in initials like ERA, RBI and, if sabermetrically inclined, BABIP. That doesn't mean you ...

50 ipos failed to materialise since Jan 2011: Report - Hindustan Times
17 May 2012, 9:04 am
As many as 50 initial public offers that aimed to garner more than Rs. 40,000 crore failed to materialise since January 2011 and one-third of them were shelved in the first five months of 2012. Since the beginning of 2012, about 17 companies ...

Chinese Companies Drawn to Frankfurt for ipos - Wall Street Journal
16 May 2012, 7:11 am
Haikui Seafood of China may be the first company to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this year. But it is following in the footsteps of many other Chinese businesses who’ve chosen Germany to go public. Chinese companies are increasingly ...