The IPO class of 2012: Facebook and Beyond
by Steven Schaefer - 27 December 2011 - ForbesAfter a muted reception for Zynga’s Dec. 16 debut as a public company, tumbleweeds are blowing through the market read more
Ipreo as a Source
Prime Offerings
by Jeff Cossette - 31 December 2011 - The DailyThe top 10 IPOs of the year are less 'social' than expected read more
Heading Midwest
by Jeff Cossette - 21 December 2011 - Inside Investor RelationsConsidering a Midwest roadshow? Don’t miss these three cities, says Jeff Cossette read more
Zynga shares fall 5% on trading debut
by Telis Demos - 16 December 2011 - FT.comShares in Zynga fell below their initial public offering price in first-day trading, despite the maker of FarmVille raising the most money for a US internet company since Google. read more
Two-speed IPO Pipeline emerges
by Telis Demos - 08 December 2011 - FT.comThree US initial public offerings were postponed on Thursday, but Zynga is to press ahead with its plan to list next week, in further evidence of a two-speed market in IPOs read more
Primary Full Again This Week
by Christine Albano - 05 December 2011 - The Bond BuyerFollowing last week's post-Thanksgiving feast, the municipal market will continue to usher in December with an equally hearty slate of primary market deals. Yields remained mostly firm on Friday as investors clamored for high-quality paper in the scarce secondary. read more
Zynga public offering to raise up to $1bn
by Telis Demos - 02 December 2011 - FT.comZynga will brave difficult market conditions and resume its delayed initial public offering this month, seeking a market valuation of up to $7bn read more
Voters Approve at Least $10.4 Billion in Debt, Led by Texas
by Darrell Preston - 09 November 2011 - Bloomberg Business WeekTexas residents passed a $6 billion bond measure to pay for water projects, the largest debt authorization before U.S. voters in elections yesterday, as 21 of the 25 biggest borrowings won approval. read more
US Corporate Bond Issuance Rebounds from Lows
by Nicole Bullock & Telis Demos - 08 November 2011 - FT.comCompanies have sold nearly $28bn of bonds in the US in the past two days, marking the best start to a week this year. read more
Hopes of an IPO rush appear premature
by Telis Demos - 07 November 2011 - FT.comGroupon’s solid trading debut has spurred several smaller deals to come to market in the US. But hopes for an IPO rush appear premature. read more
Groupon shares surge but concerns linger
by Clare Baldwin & Alistair Barr - 04 November 2011 - ReutersShares of Groupon Inc surged as much as 56 percent on Friday, a solid debut aided by a small number of shares sold, yet still fell short of the first-day performances of recent Internet IPOs read more
Why the Groupon Pop Won’t Wedge open the IPO Window
by Steve Schaefer - 04 November 2011 - Forbes.comFor at least a little while, some of the market's focus is returning to U.S. shores from Europe, with Groupon's high-profile public offering set to price Thursday evening. After a September in which no initial public offerings made their debut on U.S. exchanges, the window for listings opened a crack in October with two deals making it to market. read more
Groupon IPO values company at $12.65bn
by Telis Demos & April Dembosky - 04 November 2011 - FT.comGroupon shares jumped more than 50 per cent to a high of 29.52 on their opening on Nasdaq on Friday morning. read more
Groupon's Day One Success Boosts IPOs; Critics Hover
by Brian Deagon - 04 November 2011 - Investor’s Business DailyGroupon survived an army of critics and gave a burst of oxygen to the market for initial public offerings with a solid debut Friday read more
Groupon keeps it Cool
by Julie Cohn - 03 November 2011 - The DailyOnline deal site Groupon is planning on pricing its long-anticipated IPO today and officially becoming a public company tomorrow, according to reports by website AllThingsD. read more
California Debt Sells Out Fast
by Kelly Nolan - 15 September 2011 - Wall Street JournalCalifornia had no trouble selling $5.4 billion in short-term debt Wednesday, as the muni market's biggest borrower finished the deal a day ahead of schedule. read more
Groupon Cools on IPO amid Market Volatility
by Teils Demos & Richard Waters - 7 September 2011 - FT.comGroupon and Zynga, the most closely watched among the next wave of consumer internet companies expected to go public on Wall Street, have pulled back from selling shares this month amid a spike in market turbulence. read more
Slowest August for junk bonds since 1995
by Telis Demos, Nicole Bullock & Robin - 31 August 2011 - FT.comGlobal Markets for raising capital mostly shut down in August, especially for smaller and riskier companies amid a surge in volatility and a pullback in investor flows read more
IPO Values Chinese site Tudou at $822 Million
by Telis Demos & Kathrine Hille - 16 August 2011 - FT.comUS muni market braced for busiest week of year
by Nicole Bullock - 18 July 2011 - FT.comThe US municipal bond market where US states, cities and other local bodies raise money is braced for what could be its biggest week this year with nearly $10bn of new issuance expected. read more
Barclays Takes the Lead in IPOs: Ros Stephenson's cultivation of private equity firms pays off
by Lee Spears - 14 July 2011 - Bloomberg BusinessWeekRos Stephenson’s cultivation of private equity firms pays off. read more
Nombreuses entreprises chinoises voient leurs actions aux États-Unis passer sous les cours d'émission
- 27 May 2011 - french.china.org.cnCes derniers temps, internet et Chine étaient devenus les deux termes clés les plus mentionnés dans les bourses américaines, et l'on s'attendait à une haute volonté d'investissement pour l'internet chinois. read more
Social Networker LinkedIn Surges 109% In Debut
By Brian Deagon - 19 May 2011 - Investors.comLinkedIn (LNKD) made a lot of friends on Wall Street Thursday, more than doubling in its NYSE debut from a strong IPO and giving a stamp of approval to social networking firms. read more
Investors OK Restructuring of Southern California Toll Bonds
By Randall Jenson - 18 May 2011 - The Bond BuyerSouthern California's San Joaquin Hills toll road has gotten the green light from bondholders to restructure $2 billion of dept that helps avoid default read more
German institutions lead surge in hunts for new managers, Mercer says
By David Walker - 17 May 2011 - Investment EuropeEurope's institutional investors last year placed three times more assets with new managers than in 2009, with German clients leading a surge in searches, according to data published today by Mercer read more
Chinese IPOs No Longer Sizzling
By Lynn Cowan - 17 May 2011 - The Wall Street JournalU.S. investors have swarmed to Chinese initial public offerings since last fall. But that love affair may be fading. read more
U.S. Hype Catches Up With China-Linked IPOs
By Lynn Cowan - 16 May 2011 - The Wall Street JournalA combination of hype and hyped-up investors has caused a lot of misery for Chinese companies debuting in the U.S. this month. read more
Austerity Chills the Ardor for Muni Debt
By Michael Corkery and Jeannette Neumann - 20 April 2011 - The Wall Street JournalFor many cities and states, the love affair with debt has cooled, as governments cut back on spending and as borrowing comes under political attack. read more
El fondo soberano noruego ya es el segundo mayor accionista de España
By Ana Palomares - 13 April 2011 - elEconomista.esNorway Goverment Pension Fund, el fondo soberano de Noruega que reinvierte los beneficios que obtiene el país del petróleo y el segundo mayor del mundo con cerca de 500.000 millones de euros en activos bajo gestión, se ha convertido en uno de los inversores institucionales que más suena como potencial comprador de las futuras salidas a bolsa de las cajas. read more
IPO VIEW-Wall Street sells China, struggles with IPO math
By Clare Baldwin and Alina Selyukh - 18 March 2011 - Reuters NewsWall Street firms love underwriting Chinese initial public offerings in the United States, until it's time to figure out how to price them. read more
Greenwich Kahala Aviation postpones IPO: source
By Alina Selyukh - 03 March 2011 - Reuters NewsThe Irish aircraft lessor and trader planned to sell 15 million shares in the form of American depositary shares (ADS) for $12 each and raise up to $180 million. read more
CREDIT MARKETS: Little Activity In Corporates; Treasurys Up
By Kelly Nolan - 25 February 2011 - The Wall Street JournalCredit markets were generally quiet Friday, with no new issuance in the corporate bond market. In asset-backed securities, SLM Corp. (SLM), better known as Sallie Mae, sold an $812 million deal. read more
IPO View – Window for alternative energy companies may close
By Alina Selyukh - 18 February 2011 - Reuters NewsU.S. investor demand for initial public offerings from alternative energy companies could cool if government subsidies for the sector decline. read more
IPO VIEW-Biotech IPO spurt to test U.S. market
By Alina Selyukh and Clare Baldwin - 06 February 2011 - Reuters NewsA string of initial public offerings by small U.S. drug companies is putting investors' appetite for risk under the microscope, offering bare balance sheets but the possibility of profits from growing healthcare demand. read more
BankUnited IPO raises more than expected-underwriter
By Clare Baldwin and Paritosh Bansal - 27 January 2011 - Reuters NewsBankUnited (BKU.N) raised a higher-than-expected $783 million in an initial public offering, as investors bet that the Florida lender, backed by private equity and run by a veteran banker, will grow in the region and beyond. read more
IPO VIEW-Dangdang CEO's anger not enough for lawsuit
By Clare Baldwin and Kelvin Soh - 21 January 2011 - Reuters NewsThe Chief Executive of Chinese Internet retailer E-commerce China Dangdang Inc (DANG.N) may be angry over the pricing of his company's initial public offering, but that does not mean he has any basis for a lawsuit, U.S. securities lawyers said. read more
Muni Bonds Little Changed Despite Record Fund Outflow
By Kelly Nolan - 21 January 2011 - The Wall Street JournalMunicipal bond prices held firm Friday, hovering above the roughly two year-lows of last week, despite news that investors were accelerating withdrawals of money from mutual funds focused on the debt of states, cities and other local governments. read more
Secondary Offers Paid Off in 2010
By Lynn Cowan - 18 January 2011 - The Wall Street JournalCompany owners had a hard time getting the prices they wanted for their IPOs in the U.S. in 2010, but a select group received handsome payoffs later, when they launched a second round of share sales to the public through follow-on offerings. read more
OFI to manage new Chinese fund from Paris
17 January 2011 - The Trade NewsFrance's OFI Asset Management will partner with Shenzhen-based buy-side firm Great Wall Fund Management to invest US$150 million in Chinese domestic equities under its qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) licence, but the French institutional investor will trade its new portfolio from Paris. read more
New Jersey Agency Shrinks $1.2 Billion Debt Sale By 40%
By Kelly Nolan - 13 January 2011 - The Wall Street JournalA New Jersey agency shrank the size of a $1.2 billion tax-exempt refinancing offering by roughly 40% and hiked yields on the sale as it struggled to market the bonds to institutional investors Thursday. read more
Chinese IPOs thriving on US markets
22 December 2010 - Straits TimesNearly 40 'red chips' raised $5.2b this year, but sceptics fear a bubble read more
Chinese Firms Had Big Year in U.S. IPO Market
Lynn Cowan - 19 December 2010 - The Wall Street JournalThe largest IPO in the U.S. this year was Detroit auto maker General Motors Co., but Chinese companies grabbed an outsized amount of attention from American investors in 2010. read more
Muni Issuers Race As Clock Ticks Down On Build America Bonds
By Kelly Nolan - 13 December 2010 - Dow Jones Business NewsMunicipal bond issuers are rushing to sell federally subsidized Build America Bonds--almost $6 billion worth are on the calendar this week alone--as an extension of the popular program beyond year-end looks increasingly uncertain. read more
California Bond Woe Bodes Ill For States
By Michael Aneiro and Stu Woo - 18 November 2010 - The Wall Street JournalAmerica's strapped states and cities took another hit Wednesday, with California seeing tepid demand for its latest bond sale and other governments pulling about $700 million worth of borrowing deals this week as investors continued stepping away from the municipal bond market. read more
Smaller IPOs Have Been Yelling Loudest
By Lynn Cowan - 20 September 2010 - The Wall Street JournalThere has been a lot of focus lately on plus-size IPOs expected from places like General Motors Co. and Skype, but when it comes to top performers this year, thin is definitely in. read more
Tech Offerings Lead the Way
By Lynn Cowan - 30 August 2010 - The Wall Street JournalThis year has been a mash of mostly mediocre debuts of initial public offerings of stock, but one sector has been doing a bit better than the norm: technology. read more
Public market exits surge
22 July 2010 - Private Equity OnlinePrivate equity-backed IPOs are on the rise, though their performance has not been as strong as 2009 figures. read more
Private equity IPOs trump market average
20 July 2010 - Private Equity OnlineInitial public offerings of companies owned by private-equity firms beat the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index by an average of 7% in the first half of 2010. read more
Surge in private equity IPOs yields limited returns
By Martin Arnold - 18 July 2010 - Financial TimesDealmakers Are Uneasy About Next Six Months; Despite a bounce in fee income, experts say economic conditions and other issues could make it tough for some M&A to get done
09 July 2010 - Investment Dealers DigestLingering uncertainties about the global economy and Europe's debt problems have market participants worried that the difficult conditions in the M&A advisory market may carry into the third quarter and even into next year. read more
Against the Wind
28 June 2010 - Mergers & Acquisitions ReportFor private-equity companies that had been counting on being able to sell portfolio companies via a public offering, the downturn in the IPO market could not have come at a worse time. read more
Firms Making Takeover Defenses More Transparent
17 June 2010 - Nikkei ReportCompanies are increasing the transparency of their takeover defense measures as they are growing more conscious of investor disapproval of such systems. read more
