IPOs

An initial public offering (IPO) refers to the process of offering shares of a private corporation to the public in a new stock issuance. Public share issuance allows a company to raise capital from public investors.

Source: investopedia.com

Options A Windfall For Pre-IPO Firms’ Employees?

February 22, 2019 | Investments

Stock options drum up images of the dot-com era, of IPO riches reaped for getting in on the ground floor of a promising tech startup...

Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans

February 20, 2019 | Investments

Go big or go home — that could describe Tencent’s aggressive investment philosophy, one whose pace will not ease, according to Martin Lau, president of...

Today In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets

February 19, 2019 | Today In Data

Digital disbursements are appearing in unexpected markets, such as sports betting platforms and boatsharing sites. Uber’s and Lyft’s initial public offerings (IPOs) are expected to take place this year, which bring more light to their...

Gov’t Shutdown May Have Cost The US $6B

January 28, 2019 | Economy

The partial shutdown of the U.S. federal government – which lasted 35 days, the longest in modern history – cost the U.S. economy $6 billion,...

2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon

January 01, 2019 | IPO

Tech companies are taking more time to reach their initial public offerings, with the median gap between their early financing and their IPOs hitting 10.1...