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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Postmates Raises $225M On $2.4B Valuation Pre-IPO
Postmates Raises $225M On $2.4B Valuation Pre-IPO
September 19, 2019  |  Investments

As it prepares to go public, delivery company Postmates has raised $225 million at a $2.4 billion valuation, according to a report by TechCrunch. The...

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Airbnb Expects To Go Public Next Year
Airbnb Expects To Go Public Next Year
September 19, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Online lodging marketplace Airbnb announced on Thursday (Sept. 19) that it wants to go public by next year, according to a release by the company.  ...

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A Year After Lyft’s Billionth Ride, The Industry Weathers Big Challenges
A Year After Lyft’s Billionth Ride, The Industry Weathers Big Challenges
September 18, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Optimism can be so fleeting and fragile, especially when it comes to revenue, growth and profit. That’s one lesson to consider today in reading coverage...

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WeWork Postpones IPO
WeWork Postpones IPO
September 16, 2019  |  IPO

WeWork’s parent company is ready to postpone its initial public offering (IPO). The news follows reports that SoftBank — the company’s biggest investor — asked...

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Kazakh FinTech Rumored To Aim For $5B IPO Valuation
Kazakh FinTech Rumored To Aim For $5B IPO Valuation
September 16, 2019  |  IPO

A FinTech group from Kazakhstan part-owned by Baring Vostok and Goldman Sachs is structuring a London IPO that is the largest listing by a central...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Grows Track Platform; Affirm Aims For $1.5B In Funding
September 13, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard is modernizing its business-to-business (B2B) payment ecosystem. Also, Affirm is reportedly seeking to raise around $1.5 billion in...

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WeWork Picks Nasdaq, Mulls Governance Changes To Save IPO
WeWork Picks Nasdaq, Mulls Governance Changes To Save IPO
September 13, 2019  |  IPO

WeWork is planning to list its shares on Nasdaq as it considers leadership changes to stimulate investor interest in advance of its initial public offering,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia’s Sberbank Uses Blockchain To Make $15M Buy; tZERO Teams With Blockchain Financing Firm
Bitcoin Daily: Russia’s Sberbank Uses Blockchain To Make $15M Buy; tZERO Teams With Blockchain Financing...
September 13, 2019  |  Bitcoin

tZERO announced it has partnered with BLOQ FLIX, the first blockchain entertainment financing company, to provide technology services to tokenize BLOQ FLIX’s finance options. JumpStart...

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WeWork Moves Forward On IPO, Despite SoftBank’s Concerns
WeWork Moves Forward On IPO, Despite SoftBank’s Concerns
September 11, 2019  |  IPO

WeWork, an office-sharing startup, is reportedly moving ahead with plans to go public despite a massive drop in valuation, and one of its biggest investors...

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