(Reuters) – Online used car seller Vroom Inc raised $467.5 million in its U.S. initial public offering, the company said on Monday, as the IPO market picks up momentum after the COVID-19 pandemic placed many debuts on hold. Vroom priced its IPO at $22, above t... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The logistics unit of Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc (JD.O) has held early discussions with banks about a potential overseas IPO that could raise $8 billion to $10 billion, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuter... More »
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco met investors in Dubai on Sunday to market its initial public offering (IPO), after trying to secure demand from Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund for the deal, worth up to $25.6 billion, which relies heavily on local and regional b... More »
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco’s weighting in Saudi Arabia’s main stock index once the oil giant has listed shares is not expected to breach the maximum limit set by the Gulf kingdom’s Tadawul exchange, a senior executive said on Sunday. “There is a ceiling f... More »
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s central bank is monitoring banking indicators on a daily basis and is not seeing any impact on liquidity from oil giant Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO), its governor said on Sunday. Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority gove... More »
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s giant state oil company finally kick-started its initial public offering (IPO) on Sunday, announcing its intention to float on the domestic bourse in what could be the world’s biggest listing as the kingdo... More »
DUBAI (Reuters) – Aramco, as Saudi Arabian Oil Co is usually known, is set to add another superlative to the list: the world’s most valuable listed company. The sprawling state-owned oil giant announced on Sunday its intention to float on the Riyadh stock mark... More »
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Thailand’s Siam Cement Pcl’s (SCG) (SCC.BK) packaging subsidiary is planning a local listing, in a float that is set to raise about $1 billion, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. The IPO of SCG Packaging Pcl (SCG Packaging), w... More »
(Reuters) – Office-sharing startup WeWork is pressing ahead with plans to go public despite lukewarm interest in its shares, three sources said, leaving its largest investor, SoftBank Group (9984.T), with a stark choice: take a haircut or pony up even more cas... More »
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Shares in the spin-off of South African e-commerce group Naspers surged more than 25% in the first minutes of their market debut in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Prosus comprises Naspers’ global empire of consumer internet assets, with the jewe... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp said on Friday it had scrapped a mainland share offering plan in order to focus on its business development. The company filed an application for a public offering of China depositary receipts (CDRs) i... More »
HONG KONG/NEW YORK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Scepticism over AB InBev’s high valuations doomed Budweiser APAC’s IPO of up to $9.8 billion – poised to be the world’s biggest this year – investors and bankers said, putting would-be floats on notice that careful prici... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – ROXi Music, the makers of the home-based music streaming device ROXi, said it had chosen investment bank Arden Partners as it prepares for an initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2019. The offering is aimed at the alternative i... More »
(Reuters) – Autonomous vehicle technology company Velodyne Lidar has hired bankers for an initial public offering, Business Insider reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the process. The San Jose, California-based company is working with Bank of A... More »
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s conservative initial public offering could not keep its shares from sinking in their trading debut on Friday, fueling debate on Wall Street over whether the outcome of the most anticipated listing since Facebook Inc would we... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s drivers in New York will go on strike next week shortly before the ride-hailing company goes public to protest what they view as unfair employment conditions, a taxi union said on Friday. The protests underscore the... More »
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Naspers will float its e-commerce ventures on the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam, it said on Monday, the latest move by South Africa’s biggest company to address a hefty discount in its shares. Founded more than 100 years ago in ... More »
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing platform Lyft Inc will launch the investor road show for its initial public offering on Monday, seeking to raise as much as $2 billion and to be valued at more than $20 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Lyft will b... More »
(Reuters) – A group of investors has called on Lyft Inc’s board to scrap a proposed dual-class share structure, as the ride hailing company pitches its initial public offering to investors next week, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. San Francisco-base... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is set to raise 2.65 trillion yen ($23.5 billion) in Japan’s biggest-ever IPO – a share sale widely regarded as finalizing the group’s transition from domestic telco to a monolithic global tech investor. Telco uni... More »
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has filed paperwork for an initial public offering, according to three people with knowledge of the matter, taking a step closer to a key milestone for one of the most closely watched and controversial ... More »
HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tencent Music Entertainment launched its hotly-anticipated U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of up to $1.2 billion on Monday after global stock markets were boosted by a truce brokered by U.S. and Chinese leaders in their trade ... More »
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s Ultimovacs plans to raise around 700 million Norwegian crowns ($82 million) in an initial public offering in early 2019 to help fund the development of its immunotherapy cancer drug. “Our main investors are positive and will take a si... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two Chinese bitcoin mining equipment makers plan to raise up to $1 billion each from Hong Kong listings this year, riding on strong global interest in cryptocurrencies, IFR reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the plans. Canaa... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Biotechs without revenue can apply to list in Hong Kong from Monday under new rules aimed at attracting listings, mostly from China’s fast-developing market. The move is part of a bold effort to rival New York’s Nasdaq, the biggest and be... More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – When Hong Kong unveiled plans last year to encourage biotech companies to list in the city by loosening listing rules, the financial industry and investors cheered. Hong Kong was an obvious financing center for a growing number of Chinese... More »
A Dell gaming computer is shown at the E3 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California, U.S. June 13, 2017. REUTERS/ Mike Blake (Reuters) – U.S. computer maker Dell Technologies Inc is exploring a range of options that could see the world’s la... More »
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) said on Monday it was considering listing its Japanese wirel... More »
FILE PHOTO: A journalist takes picture of Xiaomi’s new mobile phone Mi Max at its launch in Beijing, May 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) – Xiaomi has tapped CLSA, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as joint sponsors for its propos... More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German residential property developer Instone Real Estate is targeting a flotation on the Frankfurt stock exchange in March, adding to a growing pipeline of spring listings in Germany, people close to the matter said. The company is worki... More »
(Reuters) – Uber rival Lyft Inc is raising an additional $500 million in funding, according to a U.S. share authorization document filed in Delaware news website Axios said. (bit.ly/2BhebbU) The additional funding round, led by Alphabet Inc’s CapitalG, is an e... More »
The U.S. unit of the French insurer AXA has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), according to a U.S. regulatory filing on Monday. More »
The former chairman of fund manager Man GLG and the ex-president of Vornado Realty Trust are behind a buyout vehicle that will seek deals in the real estate and hospitality sectors, according to marketing materials seen by Reuters on Thursday. More »
China Literature Ltd, China's largest online publishing and e-book company, launched an initial public offering for up to $1.1 billion on Monday, seeking funds for acquisitions and to expand its digital publishing business. More »
State-owned Saudi Aramco has asked FTI Consulting (FCN.N) to suspend its investor relations advisory work related to the oil company's planned initial public offering, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. More »
Shares of Switch Inc, which provides data center services to Amazon, eBay and JP Morgan among others, rose as much as 45 percent in their market debut on Friday, giving the company a market capitalization of more than $5.6 billion. More »
Switch Inc (SWCH.N) raised about $531.3 million from its initial public offering which was priced at $17 per share, making the data-center operator the second-largest U.S. technology listing this year. More »
Angry Birds maker Rovio Entertainment's shares got off to a flying start on the Finnish firm's stock market debut. More »
ZhongAn Online Property and Casualty Insurance Co, China's first internet-only insurer, has covered the institutional tranche of its up to $1.5 billion initial public offering (IPO) multiple times over, sources close to the deal said on Monday. More »
When oil giant Saudi Aramco discloses its financials for the first time next year, it must either surprise investors with world record profits or reduce its aspirations for a $2 trillion valuation in its initial public offering (IPO). [IPO-ARMO.SE] More »
ZhongAn Online Property and Casualty Insurance Co Ltd, China's first internet-only insurer, secured Hong Kong stock exchange approval for its planned initial public offering which could raise more than $1 billion, sources with direct knowledge of the deal said... More »
The maker of hit mobile phone game "Angry Birds" is planning an initial public offering to raise around 30 million euros ($36 million) and potentially use its shares to make acquisitions. More »
Spotify said on Thursday it has renewed its global licensing partnership with a third major label, Warner Music Inc, the last big music royalty deal it needs before pushing ahead with a U.S. stock market listing. More »
Saudi Arabia favours New York for the main foreign listing of state oil giant Aramco, even though some financial and legal advisers have recommended London as a less problematic and risky option, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. More »
China’s second-largest mobile search engine Sogou, controlled by Sohu.com [SOHU.O] and 45 percent owned by Tencent Holdings [0700.HK], said it will focus on artificial intelligence (AI) as it aims to build a next-generation search engine. More »
Razer Inc, a gaming hardware maker backed by Intel Corp and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, plans to go public toward the end of October in an IPO that will value the company at up to $5 billion, a person familiar with the deal said on Wednesday. More »
The headquarters of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are seen in Washington, July 6, 2009. REUTERS/Jim Bourg The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it was expanding the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act, by allow... More »
A sign marks the Raytheon offices in Woburn, Massachusetts, U.S. January 25, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder U.S. missile maker Raytheon’s (RTN.N) cybersecurity unit could thrive were it to be listed separately, the head of the unit, Forcepoint, told German busines... More »
The logo of cable and mobile telecoms company Altice Group is seen during a news conference in Paris, France, March 21, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer Altice USA, the cable operator that Netherlands-based Altice NV (ATCA.AS) put together by acquiring Cablevisi... More »
FILE PHOTO – William Ackman, chief executive of Pershing Square walks on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, New York, U.S. on November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Billionaire investor William Ackman’s Pershing Square Holdings Ltd said ... More »
FILE PHOTO — David Tepper, founder of Apploosa Management, speaks during the Sohn Investment Conference in New York May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Billionaire investor David Tepper, whose views on markets and stocks are closely watched by oth... More »
A woman protests outside a Snap Inc. office in Venice Beach as locals demonstrate on the street over the company moving into the beach community in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 2, 2017 . REUTERS/ Lucy Nicholson As shares of California-based Snap Inc (SN... More »
Snap cofounders Evan Spiegel (C) and Bobby Murphy ring the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange with NYSE Group President Thomas Farley. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Snap Inc’s (SNAP.N) shares ended up 44 percent on their first day of trading as investors floc... More »
Shares of Snap Inc (SNAP.N), the owner of the messaging app Snapchat, closed at $24.48 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday versus the initial public offering price of $17. More »
A Snapchat sign hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 23, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, will price its initial public offering after the U.S. sto... More »
FILE PHOTO: An advertising board (L) showing a Chinese stone lion is pictured near an entrance to the headquarters (R) of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), in Beijing, China, September 7, 2015. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo China’s securities regul... More »
FILE PHOTO – A portrait of the Snapchat logo in Ventura, California December 21, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Thayer/File Photo Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, fended off investor skepticism on the second day of its IPO roadshow on Tuesday, betting on... More »
FILE PHOTO: A billboard displays the logo of Snapchat above Times Square in New York March 12, 2015. To match Analysis SNAP-IPO/HARDWARE REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Snap Inc, owner of popular messaging app Snapchat, kicked off its first investor roadshow ... More »
A billboard displays the logo of Snapchat above Times Square in New York March 12, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo Snap Inc, the secretive technology company that owns the popular messaging service Snapchat, is due to reveal its financials within a week... More »
FILE PHOTO – The Snapchat logo is seen on a banner outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S. on November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo This past November, Nasdaq Inc hired a helicopter to film Manhattan’s skyline using S... More »
People walk out of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files Indian stock exchange BSE Ltd’s initial public offering (IPO) of shares next week may raise as much as 12.43 billion rupees ($182 million... More »
U.S. tax accounting software company Avalara Inc has interviewed banks to help prepare for an initial public offering (IPO) that could come in 2017 and value the company at roughly $1 billion, people familiar with the matter said on Friday. More »
Chinese photo app and mobile phone maker Meitu Inc is set to launch an up to $735 million initial public offering in Hong Kong, IFR reported on Monday, citing people close to the deal. More »
Cybersecurity company Optiv Security Inc, majority owned by Blackstone Group LP (BX.N), filed with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering of its common stock on Friday. More »
The company logo of ZMP Inc. is seen on the body of a Robot Taxi Inc.’s Robot taxi, a self-driving taxi based on a Toyota Estima car body, during an unveiling ceremony in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, Japan, October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Yuya Shino Japanese robotics st... More »
Yoghurt by French foods group Danone is seen in this photo illustration shot in Strasbourg, April 15, 2015. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo Dutch chemical technology firm Avantium will announce an initial public offering (IPO) this week to fund production o... More »
Sign board of Ant Financial is seen at its office in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China September 21, 2016. REUTERS/John Ruwitch/File Photo Marques More »
People sit outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during the morning commute in New York City, U.S., September 15, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Shares of Nutanix Inc (NTNX.O), an unprofitable but growing provider of enterprise data storage, soared more t... More »
Accounting software maker BlackLine Inc filed for an initial public offering with U.S. securities regulators on Friday, looking to ride on the recent success of technology offerings in a relatively quiet year for IPOs. More »
Swiss biotechnology firm ADIENNE said on Monday it plans to seek a listing on Switzerland’s bourse in an initial public offering. More »
Israeli technology company Shellanoo is planning to raise at least 100 million shekels ($26.5 million) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in late September or October, it said on Sunday. More »
By Elzio Barreto and Steve Garton | HONG KONG HONG KONG The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) sees technology companies driving a revival in new Asian listings and expects double-digit IPOs through the end of 2017 from the region, the exchange’s global head of ca... More »
TOKYO In delaying its IPO by two years, Japanese messaging app company Line Corp bought time to correct weak financial reporting controls, work on its business plan, bolster staffing – and left billions of dollars on the table as its valuation shriveled. Line’... More »
Ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing, Uber Technologies Inc’s main rival in China, is working toward an initial public offering in the United States that would likely take place in 2018, a person with knowledge of the plan said on Monday. The Apple Inc-backed fir... More »
DHAHRAN Saudi Aramco is in the final stages of preparing options for its initial public offer of shares before presenting the options soon to its Supreme Council for consideration, chief executive Amin Nasser said on Tuesday. Aramco has a huge team working on ... More »
The lackluster market debut of SecureWorks Corp, the cyber unit of Dell Inc, failed to rally the battered technology U.S. IPO market on Friday, a reminder that Wall Street does not welcome cash-burning companies without profits. “I don’t think it encourages an... More »
URAYASU, Japan The head of messaging app service operator Line Corp said on Thursday that it could still seek an initial public offering (IPO), although it put plans for a listing on hold in August. “A listing is still an option,” Chief Executive Officer Takes... More »
BOSTON An influential group representing top U.S. pension funds on Wednesday urged companies that go public to stop using a maneuver that gives insiders extra control and makes other investors second-class corporate citizens. Members of the Council of Institut... More »
SAN FRANCISCOMobile payments company Square Inc set a price range on Friday for its highly anticipated initial public offering that values the company at up to $4.2 billion, a 30 percent discount to its valuation at its last fundraising round. San Francisco-ba... More »
SAN FRANCISCO The much anticipated initial public offering from Silicon Valley payments company Square could take a price hit if its chief executive, Jack Dorsey, takes a second and possibly more demanding job: running Twitter. A distracted CEO juggling two co... More »
