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

California Expects IPO Tax Windfall
California Expects IPO Tax Windfall
April 01, 2019  |  IPO

California is gearing up to get a tax windfall from all the initial public offerings of California companies slated for this year. According to a...

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Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
Sizzle Fizzle: Lyft’s Liftoff Sizzles
March 29, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

IPOs are everywhere, it seems, but Lyft may be a special case. Yes, Levi Strauss was a star earlier in the month, with a debut...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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Options A Windfall For Pre-IPO Firms’ Employees?
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...

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Tencent Touts Aggressive Investment Plans
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...

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Today In Data: Digital Disbursements In Unexpected Markets
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...

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

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

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Seed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling
Seed Companies’ Valuations Surging But Number Of Deals Dwindling
November 12, 2018  |  Startups

Startups just in their infancy are getting attention from seed investors — but unlike the dotcom days when every idea got some form of funding,...

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