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May 3, 2012 3:59 PM CDT

Facebook IPO: Not Quite $100B

Shares to be $28 to $35, putting value at $96B max

(Newser) - With Nasdaq trading likely to begin in weeks, Facebook has revealed pricing figures: It's planning to sell shares for between $28 and $35, which would put the company's value at $77 billion to $96 billion—the highest ever for a web firm during its IPO, the Wall Street ...

Yelp Shares Jump 62% in IPO

UPDATED

Mar 2, 2012 9:28 AM CST

Yelp Shares Jump 62% in IPO

Review site goes public

(Newser) - Yelp shares hit the stock market today and soared, despite mixed reviews of the consumer review website's long-term prospects. The initial public offering of 7.1 million shares had been priced at $15 a share, which was above the target range of $12 to $14 it set last month;...

Is Facebook
Really Worth
$100B?

analysis

Feb 3, 2012 8:53 AM CST

Is Facebook Really Worth $100B?

Experts offer healthy dose of skepticism

(Newser) - After Facebook's IPO filing on Wednesday, analysts are abuzz over a suggested $75 billion to $100 billion valuation. If the social network is to live up to the hype, it'll have to be "the next Google—or better," experts tell MSNBC . Opinions from around the web:...

It's Here:
Facebook Files
for $5B IPO

Feb 1, 2012 4:04 PM CST

It's Here: Facebook Files for $5B IPO

Company's ticker symbol will be FB

(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg's little startup filed papers with the SEC today to become a publicly traded company. Some of the Facebook particulars:

The company says it plans to raise $5 billion, but that figure is expected to rise to perhaps $10 billion by the time the big day arrives in

...

Facebook Launching IPO Today

Feb 1, 2012 7:52 AM CST

Facebook Launching IPO Today

Filing 'an American milestone'

(Newser) - The company Mark Zuckerberg founded in his dorm room eight years ago is expected to file for Silicon Valley's biggest-ever initial public offering today. The Facebook IPO will aim to raise $5 billion, and will value the company at between $75 billion and $100 billion, insiders tell Reuters . The...

Facebook Could File IPO Papers Next Week: Insiders

Jan 27, 2012 2:16 PM CST

Facebook Could File IPO Papers Next Week: Insiders

Sources say Morgan Stanley is close to landing the deal

(Newser) - Sources tell the Wall Street Journal that Facebook could file papers for its IPO as early as Wednesday, and that Morgan Stanley will likely be chosen as the lead underwriter. The company is looking at a valuation between $75 billion and $100 billion; people have said earlier that the IPO...

Facebook Going Public
in May: Report

Jan 16, 2012 11:18 AM CST

Facebook Going Public in May: Report

If sources are right, documents will be filed in matter of weeks

(Newser) - Facebook plans to hold its long-rumored, long-wished-for IPO the third week of May, sources tell Kara Swisher of All Things Digital . That would mean documents would have to be filed in a matter of weeks, since the SEC generally takes three to four months to evaluate them. Swisher is pretty...

Zuckerberg
Has Grown-Up
Plans for
Facebook

Dec 22, 2011 5:31 PM CST

Zuckerberg Has Grown-Up Plans for Facebook

He wants his company to be a blue-chip business

(Newser) - With Facebook's IPO on the way, Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the future. Over the past year and a half, the site's CEO has worked toward a more mature company, reports the Wall Street Journal . He's seeking blue-chip status and beyond. "There was a period in...

No Pop in Zynga's IPO

Dec 16, 2011 12:15 PM CST

No Pop in Zynga's IPO

Opens at $11 a share, then sinks below IPO price of $10

(Newser) - Maybe it's not such a great day to live in Farmville after all. Zynga's much ballyhooed IPO took a turn for the negative this morning. Though things seemed encouraging out the gate—shares opened on Nasdaq a dollar above its $10 initial public offering price—they sank below...

Farmville Maker Zynga's
IPO Pegs Value at $7B

Dec 15, 2011 4:44 PM CST

Farmville Maker Zynga's IPO Pegs Value at $7B

Company sets shares at $10

(Newser) - Tomorrow should be a pretty good day to live in Farmville: Creator Zynga begins trading publicly on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker ZNGA, and the company has set the price for the 100 million shares being sold at $10, reports MarketWatch . That would peg the market value of Zynga...

IPO Values Zynga at $9B

Dec 2, 2011 11:07 AM CST

IPO Values Zynga at $9B

Farmville firm to sell 11.1% stake

(Newser) - Online gaming company Zynga is preparing an IPO that values the company at between $7.7 billion and $9.04 billion. The Farmville firm is selling an 11.1% stake, with 100 million shares going for between $8.50 and $10 each. The figures put Zynga on track to raise...

Facebook IPO Could Top $10B

Nov 29, 2011 5:05 AM CST

Facebook IPO Could Top $10B

Firm to value itself at over $100B in deal next year, sources say

(Newser) - Facebook is readying its long-anticipated initial public offering for the second quarter of next year, and it's aiming for a deal that will value the company at more than $100 billion—more than $125 for each of its 800 million users, insiders tell the Wall Street Journal . The company...

Facebook
Employees
Dreaming of
IPO Christmas

rumor mill

Nov 18, 2011 5:41 PM CST

Facebook Employees Dreaming of IPO Christmas

Rumor mill heats up that company is going public soon

(Newser) - Here come the Facebook IPO rumors again. An insider tells Business Insider that employees expect the company to go public soon, possibly next month. "The IPO talk inside Facebook has ramped up the past 6 weeks and Zuckerberg repeatedly has said that it is 'coming,' which he...

Zynga to Workers: Can We Have That Stock Back?

Nov 10, 2011 9:46 AM CST

Zynga to Workers: Can We Have That Stock Back?

Move could rock Silicon Valley model if successful

(Newser) - With what’s expected to be an almost $20 billion IPO looming, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is starting to wish he hadn’t given out so much stock to attract early employees to his company. So he’s doing something unheard of: He’s demanding employees give their stock back...

Groupon Shares Going Gangbusters on Day One

Nov 4, 2011 11:11 AM CDT

Groupon Shares Going Gangbusters on Day One

Thanks, but no thanks, says Henry Blodget

(Newser) - Groupon is having a big debut as a public company. The stock was selling for about $30 a share at the market's open today, way above the $20 IPO price the company set last night, reports the Wall Street Journal . Which means that, on paper anyway, the company is...

Groupon IPO Values
Firm at $12.8 Billion

Nov 4, 2011 3:46 AM CDT

Groupon IPO Values Firm at $12.8 Billion

Daily deals king overpriced, analysts say

(Newser) - Groupon has raised $700 million in the biggest initial public offering by a US Internet firm since Google's 2004 IPO. The daily deals leader floated some 5% of the firm for $20 a share, above an initial range of $16 to $18, giving the company a market value of...

Groupon Expects
$480M From IPO

Oct 21, 2011 7:20 AM CDT

Groupon Expects $480M From IPO

Had hoped for $750M just months ago

(Newser) - Early this summer, Groupon was aiming to raise $750 million in its initial public offering; now, it expects to raise no less than $480 million but no more than $540 million from the sale of 30 million shares, the AP reports. In a tough market for stock offerings, the firm...

Groupon to Start
IPO Roadshow

Oct 19, 2011 9:43 AM CDT

Groupon to Start IPO Roadshow

Despite questions about its accounting, valuation, and leadership

(Newser) - Groupon is going ahead with its IPO plans , and will launch its official roadshow to drum up interest next week, sources tell Reuters . The move comes despite recent turmoil in the stock market and questions about Groupon’s own accounting practices. The IPO is expected to value the company at...

Facebook Delays Going Public

Sep 15, 2011 1:43 AM CDT

Facebook Delays Going Public

Mammoth IPO delayed to 'keep employees focused'

(Newser) - Facebook has pushed back its stock market debut—expected to be one of the biggest in history—until late next year at the earliest. The social media giant's initial public offering had been expected by April 2012 at the latest, with some predicting it would go public by the...

Carlyle Group Files for IPO

Sep 6, 2011 10:10 AM CDT

Carlyle Group Files for IPO

Huge private equity company to open its books

(Newser) - The Carlyle Group is going public. The mammoth private equity company has filed paperwork with the SEC for what’s planned as a $100 million initial public offering, the Washington Post reports. The move will open its books to public scrutiny, shining a light on the array of 270 disparate...