Topic: IPOs

Facebook Has Another Dirty Little IPO Secret

Reuters

The road to Facebook's IPO didn't get any smoother Thursday, when The Financial Times' April Dembowsky reported an impending Federal Trade Commission investigation into the company's Instagram purchase.

By Adam Clark Estes

May 10, 2012

Facebook Fesses Up to Its Achilles Heel

In the sixth update to its S-1 filing so far, Facebook admitted in unambiguous terms on Wednesday that it's in trouble on the mobile front and not quite sure what to do about it.

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 8, 2012

Mark Zuckerberg Hits the Road, Gets Stuck in Bathroom

Based on accounts we've seen, the first stop on Facebook's IPO roadshow was a hectic event.

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 4, 2012

Facebook's Creepy, Mesmerizing Roadshow Video

Just a few days before their IPO roadshow is set to kick off, Facebook has released a half-hour long video love letter to would-be investors.

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 3, 2012

Why Is Facebook's IPO Price So Modest?

Investors gritted their teeth on Thursday afternoon when The Wall Street Journal reported that Facebook will set its initial public offering in the high-$20 to mid-$30 range, putting the social network at a $85 to $95 billion valuation.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 8, 2012

Facebook's Banker Dream Team Grows

It's another week, and another 25 banks have joined the Facebook's initial public offering party, bringing the grand total of financial backers to 31.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 3, 2012

Zynga's Stockholders Should Be Very Happy with Facebook Right Now

After Facebook's initial public offering paper revealed that Zynga accounts for 12 percent of the social network's revenue, ZNGA has been on quite a bull run up at NASDAQ.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 31, 2012

Facebook Raises Demand with Lower Than Expected $5 Billion IPO

The latest Facebook initial public offering-related scoop comes from Reuters, which cites a single unnamed source saying that the social network will file for a $5 billion IPO on Wednesday.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 27, 2012

Facebook Is Close to Hiring Morgan Stanley for a $100 Billion IPO

The specifics of Facebook's massive initial public offering are starting to trickle out of sources in the know, and while the details are more specific than anything we've seen before, many questions still remain.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 12, 2011

Zynga's Founder Mark Pincus: The Ultimate One Percenter

As Zynga gears up for its $925 million initial public offering on December, the wave of mini-profiles on the company's hyper competitive, hard-nosed founder Mark Pincus are a little less than flattering. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 29, 2011

What Makes the Latest Facebook I.P.O. Rumor So Special

As far as initial public offering speculation goes, Facebook is the new Groupon, and we should expect a blizzard of blog posts pretending to know the social network's Wall Street dreams this winter.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 17, 2011

Yelp's IPO Filing Highlights Its Reliance on Google

The social media parade towards Wall Street continued on Thursday with Yelp filing its S-1 form for a $100 million initial public offering.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 3, 2011

Why IPO's Must Always Go Pop

As Groupon's gearing up for it's long-awaited initial public offering on Friday, Business Insider editor Henry Blodget explains why Goldman Sachs is promoting the notion that it's "oversubscribed."

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 19, 2011

Groupon's Sinking Valuation Now Down to $12 Billion

Groupon's finally taking its IPO on the road, but is seeking a much more modest valuation than initially anticipated.

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By Adam Martin

Oct 18, 2011

Groupon is Taking its IPO on the Road, Finally

Groupon is having a hell of a time trying to go public. After a banner initial valuation of $30 billion, it lost about two thirds of that over the summer and fall while going through management shakeups.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Oct 4, 2011

Groupon's Fall from IPO Grace

The company's IPO is back on for October, maybe

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 30, 2011

More and More Companies Are Too Scared to IPO

Kayak is the latest company that doesn't want to go public in this market

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 15, 2011

The Problem with Breathless Speculation over Tech IPOs

The back and forth about Facebook and Groupon going public is getting old

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Sep 14, 2011

Facebook Is Delaying Its IPO Because It Can

The social media company isn't scared of the teetering economy, it just doesn't want to go public

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jul 1, 2011

Zynga's IPO: Virtual Goods, a Billion Dollars, and an SEC Problem

The social gaming company is opening itself up to scrutiny with it's massive IPO

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 28, 2011

Zynga's $1 Billion IPO Will Serve as Facebook's Opening Act

The amount of money raised could be beat Google's record setting IPO in 2004

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