The biggest tech IPO since Alibaba's (BABA) late 2014 debut, LINE (LN) joined a select group of technology companies that have raised more than $1 billion. The Japanese messaging platform traded up around 25% on its opening day, above the 22.5% average pop...read more
Alibaba Group Holding, China's largest e-commerce firm with $296 billion in gross merchandise volume, announced terms for its IPO on Friday. The Hangzhou, China-based company plans to raise $20.2 billion by offering 320 million shares (62% insider) at a price...read more
After the most active first quarter since 2000, the 2Q14 trumped it with the highest number of IPOs in any quarter since the heyday of the tech bubble. With 83 IPOs priced, issuance was up 30% sequentially and 36% year-over-year. While biotechs dominated the IPO...read more
LINE is the 8th billion-dollar tech IPO in a decade
The biggest tech IPO since Alibaba's (BABA) late 2014 debut, LINE (LN) joined a select group of technology companies that have raised more than $1 billion. The Japanese messaging platform traded up around 25% on its opening day, above the 22.5% average pop...read more
Alibaba sets terms for $20 billion IPO; largest IPO ever
Alibaba Group Holding, China's largest e-commerce firm with $296 billion in gross merchandise volume, announced terms for its IPO on Friday. The Hangzhou, China-based company plans to raise $20.2 billion by offering 320 million shares (62% insider) at a price...read more
Will Alibaba have a big first day pop - historical data says no
Historical data shows that large IPOs have modest first day pops. ...read more
Renaissance Capital's 2Q 2014 US IPO Market Review
After the most active first quarter since 2000, the 2Q14 trumped it with the highest number of IPOs in any quarter since the heyday of the tech bubble. With 83 IPOs priced, issuance was up 30% sequentially and 36% year-over-year. While biotechs dominated the IPO...read more