ipo

Initial public offering or stock market launch is a type of public offering in which shares of a company are sold to institutional investors and usually also retail investors; an. IPO is underwritten by one or more investment banks, who also arrange for the shares to be listed on one or more stock exchanges.

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SAP To Take Qualtrics Public
SAP To Take Qualtrics Public
July 27, 2020  |  IPO

Eighteen months after buying Utah-based management software company Qualtrics for a record $8 billion, SAP SE announced plans to take the company public. Get the...

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Online Gambling Player Rush Street Wins Support of Blank Check Firm To Go Public
Online Gambling Player Rush Street Wins Support of Blank Check Firm To Go Public
July 27, 2020  |  IPO

Chalk up another major deal for blank check companies, one of Wall Street’s hottest new trends, with online gambling and sports betting company Rush Street...

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Airbnb Offered A Novel Way To Go Public 
Airbnb Offered A Novel Way To Go Public 
July 23, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Airbnb Inc. has been offered a unique opportunity to go public. Brian Chesky, CEO of the San Francisco-based vacation rental online marketplace, told Reuters his...

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Ackman Launches New ‘Blank-Check’ Firm As IPO Alternative For A ‘Mature Unicorn’
Ackman Launches New ‘Blank-Check’ Firm As IPO Alternative For A ‘Mature Unicorn’
July 22, 2020  |  Investments

Hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman launched his “special purchase acquisition company” (or SPAC) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Wednesday (July 22), positioning the...

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Today In Payments: Adevinta To Buy eBay’s Classifieds Unit; Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector 
Today In Payments: Adevinta To Buy eBay’s Classifieds Unit; Panel To Review UK’s FinTech Sector 
July 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Adevinta agrees to buy eBay’s classifieds division for $9.2 billion, and an independent panel plans to review the U.K.’s FinTech sector....

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India’s InsurTech Policybazaar Eyes IPO
India’s InsurTech Policybazaar Eyes IPO
July 20, 2020  |  IPO

Policybazaar is gearing up for a $500 million initial public offering (IPO) as the online insurance platform drives a wave of rising demand for coverage...

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Ant Group Preps For One Of Biggest IPOs In History
Ant Group Preps For One Of Biggest IPOs In History
July 20, 2020  |  IPO

Ant Group, the online payments division arm of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s eCommerce superstore, plans to file an initial public offering (IPO) on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style...

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Today In Payments: EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To US; Airbnb Revives Plan To Go Public
Today In Payments: EU Ruling Limits Personal Data Transfer To US; Airbnb Revives Plan To...
July 16, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, EU’s top court will limit companies’ ability to transfer personal data to the U.S., and Airbnb said it will revive its...

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Airbnb Revives Plans To Go Public With Management Shakeup
Airbnb Revives Plans To Go Public With Management Shakeup
July 16, 2020  |  IPO

It could be the right time for Airbnb to go public. As the San Francisco-based vacation rental online marketplace has seen bookings rebound after coronavirus...

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