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The Day Ahead: IPO flop-o-meter runs amok
News In addition to the Corillian IPO mentioned above, FloNetwork and Coolsavings.com are shaky. Recent IPO flops include job hunting site Opus360, which looked promising for about a day, but closed Tuesday at 8 1/2, compared with Friday's offering...
[April 12, 2000, 11:52]
EGreetings: IPO today, acquired tomorrow?
News On what is likely to be the last actual trading day of the IPO season, eGreetings Networks is trying to slip one by investors with a business model that isn't likely to last long. When you look at eGreetings regulatory filings you have to wonder...
[December 17, 1999, 11:51]
Investors sue Vonage over IPO
News The suit filed on Friday in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by the Atlanta-based law firm Motley Rice asserts that the Internet telephony provider, its officers and the IPO's underwriters misled investors.
[June 5, 2006, 9:15]
The Day Ahead: Questions cloud IPO market
News The initial public offering season kicks off Friday, but the optimism that surrounded the 2000 IPO season is waning. According to Renaissance Capital, there are at least 165 deals in the IPO pipeline.
[January 21, 2000, 14:07]
The Day Ahead: Divine InterVentures' IPO needs help from above
News CMGI had Lycos, GeoCities and a host of others in its stable, and ICG had the VerticalNet's successful IPO. Investors were in love with Internet incubators as their IPO offspring regularly put up triple-digit returns.
[June 28, 2000, 11:53]
The Day Ahead: Cabletron's IPO kids are all right
News Cabletron which has been busy transforming itself into a holding company, finally gave Wall Street what it wanted -- clear IPO and revenue projections for its four baby Cabletrons. Riverstone, the company's best IPO hope, is focused on the hot...
[June 29, 2000, 12:16]
The Day Ahead: Despite EMC flap, StorageNetworks' IPO set to soar
News StorageNetworks is making its Wall Street debut in a hit-or-miss IPO market, and is priced above range even though it has irked EMC, a key supplier and customer. Of course, few of you will be allowed to buy StorageNetworks at its IPO price.
[June 30, 2000, 12:34]
The Day Ahead: Selectica hopes to repeat FirePond's IPO success
News Selectica, an e-commerce software vendor, is hoping to strike IPO gold this week just like its two main rivals have. Judging from the IPOs of FirePond, up 278 percent from its 3 February IPO, and Calico Commerce, up 230 percent from its 6 October...
[March 6, 2000, 11:24]
Nanosys sets IPO price
News Because there will be about 22 million shares outstanding after the IPO, the company could have a market cap of around $350m to $370m after the offering. Designing commercially viable molecules takes years, and the company will probably have to...
[July 16, 2004, 11:25]
World Online raided in IPO insider trading probe
News Brink has been at the centre of the controversy over the IPO, after World Online shares, floated at 43 euros on 17 March, nosedived after it emerged that she had sold most of her stake for six euros per share prior to the IPO.
[November 14, 2000, 10:03]
The Day Ahead: ITeX may brighten dreary IPO week
News Following the IPO, ITeX estimates it will have about $129m in cash. We could have waited, but we've put a lot of work into this IPO," said Reimer. Among the companies going public this week, most of them are trading below their IPO price.
[August 18, 2000, 11:52]
Skype founders' spat with eBay threatens IPO
Blog The online auction giant intends to launch an IPO for Skype in 2010. The argument could either sink the IPO or cause it to raise much less money than hoped for, lawyers quoted in the piece say. EBay's intended spin-off of Skype as a new public...
[June 29, 2009, 12:01]
Virgin Mobile prepares for IPO
News The IPO will bring in between £588m and £713m for the mobile company when it floats on the stock market on 21 July. With a percentage of the IPO reserved just for them, Virgin Mobile staff are expected to receive over £1,000 of shares each.
[July 8, 2004, 14:15]
Software firm sets up second IPO attempt
News The IPO is expected to take place next week, according to IPO Home. Motive scotched an earlier IPO in March 2001. Although the IPO market is not nearly as active as it was back in the heady days of the late 1990s, investors have clearly regained a...
[June 17, 2004, 12:05]
RightNow discounts IPO price
News RightNow's discounted price comes as the technology IPO market falters. PlanetOut, an online media company catering to gays and lesbians, recently cut the target price range of its anticipated IPO. Even Salesforce.com, whose June IPO had the...
[August 6, 2004, 9:50]
Nanosys stops IPO
News The company said it was withdrawing the IPO due to volatility of capital markets. A litmus test for the nanotechnology industry won't occur this week -- Nanosys on Wednesday announced it will not hold its initial public offering this week as planned.
[August 5, 2004, 8:35]
The Day Ahead: For Websense, Big Brother equals big IPO
News Websense said it will use part of its IPO windfall to market heavily and grab market share quickly. Websense priced well above its raised range of $12 to $14. The range was upped from $10 to $12. Chase H&Q is the lead underwriter.
[March 28, 2000, 12:30]
The Day Ahead: 1Q IPO hits and misses
News Internet IPO enthusiasm has left the building -- unless you have something resembling a real business. Simply put, investors aren't falling for the same old IPO stunts these days. This week's IPO calendar is a microcosm of the first quarter...
[April 3, 2000, 11:52]
The Day Ahead: Companies hope pricing is right as IPO window opens
News Simply put, if the company isn't a high-flying Net infrastructure company it has to come down on its IPO pricing. The lower IPO prices may not help aftermarket performance, but it does allow some companies to go public.
[May 22, 2000, 12:55]
Linuxcare CEO leaves, IPO delayed
News Linuxcare, which is in the "quiet period" which follows an IPO filing, said it will continue to assess market conditions in preparation for a float. Linuxcare, which provides customer service for business Linux users, Friday announced the departure...
[April 10, 2000, 11:41]
