Hedge Fund investors hoping for an IPO that would enable them to cash out their stakes in IVG Immobilien, one of Germany’s top property companies were not only stymied when one of the EU’s biggest IPOs of the year was pulled by IVG and it’s underwriting banks, those investors have since become more frustrated after…
ISIN.net news update courtesy of press release issued by Swiss-based Cashcloud AG, which announced its listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange • Twelve million bearer shares admitted to trading • Cashcloud app turns smartphone into an electronic wallet • Collaboration with MasterCard® • Cashcloud’s eWallet to be extended to the entire euro area Basel, Switzerland,…
With companies staying private longer than they used to, employees have struggled to figure out how to get some value out of their equity while they wait for the big event. One startup, Equidate Inc., has a new take on solving this problem and will emerge publicly today with a marketplace for buying and selling…
IPOs Slow Due to Facebook IPOs off to slow start for year as Facebook readies offering In a year heralding the landmark initial public offering of Facebook Inc., share sales got off to a slow start. Although more companies tapped equity markets in March, IPOs globally raised $16.2 billion in the first quarter, the least…
Congress Passes New Capital Formation Legislation Important new legislation intended to spur job creation and economic growth by improving access to the capital markets for start-up and emerging growth companies has cleared Congress. The “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act” (JOBS Act) won final approval on March 27, 2012, and now goes to the President. The…
Jobs Bill to Boost IPOs, Start-ups In Latest Jobs Bill, a Billion-Dollar Business Is Now Small Bipartisanship returned, however briefly, to Capitol Hill on Thursday, when the House passed, by an overwhelming margin, a bill ostensibly intended to make it easier for start-up companies to raise capital. “What this bill does is, it provides a…
Initial Public Offerings Rise ISIN.net can assist with Initial Public Offerings and IPO assistance worldwide. March IPO calendar continues to build as eight companies set terms this week March is poised to have its busiest month since 2007 as eight companies set terms this week. There are 13 deals on the IPO calendar for the…
Yelp’s IPO at $900 million Yelp’s IPO values the online-review company at $900 million Yelp Inc., known for its online reviews of eateries and a wide variety of shops and services, debuts on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday, with its initial public offering of stock priced at $15 a share. The offering could…
Frankfurt Stock Exchange & NYSE Euronext Merger Price of Exchanges Merger ‘Would Have Been Too High The Frankfurt stock exchange. European Union regulators have blocked the planned merger of exchange operators Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. It’s back to the drawing board for stock exchange companies Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext after the European Commission…
Facebook IPO with Morgan Facebook Picks Morgan Stanley to Lead IPO Facebook Inc., the world’s largest social-networking service, chose Morgan Stanley (MS) to take the lead on its planned initial public offering, four people with knowledge of the matter said. Facebook will file plans with regulators today to raise $5 billion, though the amount may…
Facebook IPO Near Ready A new page opens for Facebook Stock market launch is biggest test yet for the social network phenomenon Before lifting his head from his pillow in the morning, Sam Van Dellen reaches for his smartphone, opens Facebook and scrolls through the news headlines and personal updates his friends have posted. “Yay!…