Facebook filed Wednesday for its much-anticipated initial public offering, a move that will for the first time put a dollar figure on the world’s online addiction to sharing comments, photos and videos with friends and family. Read full article > >
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Facebook files for IPO
The first of the big social media companies to go public in the United States priced its initial public offering at the top end of its price range.
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DealBook: LinkedIn Prices I.P.O. at Top of Forecast at $45 a Share
RLJ Lodging Trust, a Bethesda-based hotel company started by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson, made its debut Wednesday as a public company, with shares closing slightly below their initial public offering price. The company’s stock closed at $17.68 per share, down 32 cents from its initial price of $18. The company originally hoped to price its offering at $19 to $21 a share. The IPO, based on 27.5 million shares outstanding, raised $495 million for the company, which plans to use most of the proceeds to repay debt. Read full article > >
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RLJ Lodging starts life as a public company
RLJ Lodging Trust, a Bethesda-based hotel company started by Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson, made its debut Wednesday as a public company, with shares closing slightly below their initial public offering price. The company’s stock closed at $17.68 per share, down 32 cents from its initial price of $18. The company originally hoped to price its offering at $19 to $21 a share. The IPO, based on 27.5 million shares outstanding, raised $495 million for the company, which plans to use most of the proceeds to repay debt. Read full article > >
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RLJ Lodging starts life as a public company
The number of initial public offerings (IPOs) fell in Europe at the beginning of this year, a report says.
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Company share issues fall sharply
Facebook may be making an initial public offering by April 2012, according to a memo sent to potential investors. At the very least, they’ll have to start disclosing financial information by that time. This is because they’ll likely pass the…
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Facebook May Go Public Next Year
Seventeen months after veering into bankruptcy, General Motors has become the unlikely darling of Wall Street, poised to complete an initial public offering Thursday that will fetch more than $20 billion and rank as one of the largest in history.
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GM public offering will top $20 billion
Seventeen months after veering into bankruptcy, General Motors has become the unlikely darling of Wall Street, poised to complete an initial public offering Thursday that will fetch more than $20 billion and rank as one of the largest in history.
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GM public offering will top $20 billion
The government’s stake will reportedly be trimmed to less than 50 percent in a $10.6 billion initial public offering.
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G.M. Said to Plan Cut in U.S. Stake by a Third
General Motors has paved the way for an initial public offering, expected to be the second largest share sale in US history.
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General Motors in huge share sale
Internet phone firm Skype files for an initial public offering in the US, hoping to raise $100m through the flotation.
DealBook: LinkedIn Prices I.P.O. at Top of Forecast at $45 a Share
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
