Description: The world’s IPO market is officially on the skids right now, according to a new report from Thomson Reuters. What does it mean for companies like Groupon and Zynga? Scott Austin discusses on Digits. Source: Marketwatch.com – video report Date: 10/28/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/good-luck-groupon-tough-ipo-market/E65A3FF6-881A-48D5-95EB-3C6F0E82835A Questions for discussion: Why has the IPO market been so weak… Read more »
Posts Tagged: IPO
Groupon Initial Offer May Value Founder Lefkofsky’s Stake at $2.3 Billion
Description:Â Groupon Inc. founder and Chairman Eric Lefkofsky may parlay a $1 million check to co-founder Andrew Mason four years ago into a stake worth $2.3 billion when the daily-deal site sells shares to the public next month. Source:Â Bloomberg.com Date: 10/22/2011 Link:Â Â http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-21/groupon-ipo-may-value-stake-held-by-chairman-lefkofsky-s-at-2-3-billion.html Questions for discussion: Given the information in this report, how should… Read more »
Investors stream toward Pandora
Description: Shares of Pandora jump double-digits after the Internet music company reported a 117% jump in revenue in its first report since going public in June. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 08/26/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/08/26/mkts_midday_pandora2.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Do you think the stock price is appropriate? What do you think of the business model as… Read more »
LinkedIn IPO Managers Stop Saying ‘Buy’ Amid Networking Site’s Stock Surge
Description: LinkedIn Corp. has suffered an unusual loss of support from the securities firms that led the professional-networking website’s initial public offering less than three months ago. Source: Bloomberg.com Date: 08/05/2011 Link: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-05/linkedin-ipo-managers-stop-saying-buy-amid-networking-site-s-stock-surge.html Questions for discussion: How do you think investors will interpret the changes in recommendations so soon after their IPO recommendations? What are… Read more »
The Boom and Crash Cycle of I.P.O.’s
Description: THE global market for initial public offerings of stock, which was hot in late 2010, has cooled. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 07/08/2011 Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/09/business/the-boom-and-crash-cycle-of-ipos.html?ref=business Questions for discussion:Â Do you agree with the analysis presented? What would kick-start activity again? Do you believe these conditions will return shortly?
As Net Stocks Sizzle, Zynga Aims High for Its I.P.O.
Description: With a real-world profit and an inexhaustible supply of virtual cows, Zynga on Friday filed for what is expected to be one of the biggest Internet stock offerings ever, a debut whose fate is tied largely to that of Facebook’s. Source: NYTimes.com Date: 06/01/2011 Link: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/zynga-files-for-1-billion-i-p-o/?ref=business Questions for discussion: What is the business model… Read more »
Keeping companies like Facebook private – forever
Description: Fortune editors Dan Roth and Dan Primack believe companies will continue to go public even if regulators relax rules forcing them to. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/15/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2011/06/15/f_deal_ipo_facebook.fortune/ Questions for discussion: Summarize the issues related to the laws governing when a firm must go public. Are there winners or losers in… Read more »
Pandora Falls Below IPO Price, Reversing Yesterday’s Gain
Description: Pandora Media Inc. fell, erasing yesterday’s gain, amid concern that competition may stymie efforts by the online-radio company to reach profitability. Source: Businessweek.com Date: 06/16/2011 Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-06-16/pandora-falls-below-ipo-price-reversing-yesterday-s-gain.html Questions for discussion: Explain the volatility of the stock value. How would you estimate a value for the firm? Would you be an investor today?
Groupon IPO: Tech boom or bubble?
Description: Deal site Groupon and music service Pandora could continue the tech IPO boom started by LinkedIn and Renren. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: 06/03/2011 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/markets/2011/06/03/mkts_groupon_pandora.cnnmoney/ Questions for discussion: Do you think there is a bubble forming in these tech stocks? Do you think these firms are raising sufficient funds for growth purposes?… Read more »
Didn’t Get Into LinkedIn IPO? Good For You
Description: Without inside connections, IPOs for social-networking firms like LinkedIn are a crapshoot for retail investors, according to MarketWatch columnist Chuck Jaffe. who says Google stood out as a recognized market leader. Laura Mandaro reports. Source: Moneywatch.com – video report Date: 05/20/2011 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/didnt-get-into-linkedin-ipo-good-for-you/B6F4AA8F-5EEA-4D58-86F6-09B60B2B9220 Questions for discussion: Summarize the opinions expressed about the Linked-In IPO?… Read more »
