AVG Technologies, a freemium Internet security provider for consumers and small businesses, will see its quiet period end on 3/13/12. On 2/1/12, the company raised $128.0 million by offering 8,000,000 shares at $16.00, at low end of the range of $16.00 to...read more
After a slow January, when only 4 deals priced, US IPO market activity picked up in February. The 18 pricings during the month were the most since May 2011 and 2 more than February 2011. Excluding last year's $2.9 billion Kinder Morgan (KMI) deal, proceeds...read more
For all the positive headlines (the Facebook announcement, the jobs report, the market rally), the end of January was a mixed bag for the US IPO market. The FTSE Renaissance US IPO Index (IPOS), up 15.4% year-to-date, maintained its stellar start to the year,...read more
AVG Technologies, a freemium Internet security provider for consumers and small businesses, raised $128 million by offering 8 million shares at $16, the bottom of the $16 to $18 range. AVG plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol AVG. Morgan Stanley, J.P....read more
AVG Technologies quiet period ends March 13
AVG Technologies, a freemium Internet security provider for consumers and small businesses, will see its quiet period end on 3/13/12. On 2/1/12, the company raised $128.0 million by offering 8,000,000 shares at $16.00, at low end of the range of $16.00 to...read more
Buyers exert pricing pressure during an active February for the US IPO market
After a slow January, when only 4 deals priced, US IPO market activity picked up in February. The 18 pricings during the month were the most since May 2011 and 2 more than February 2011. Excluding last year's $2.9 billion Kinder Morgan (KMI) deal, proceeds...read more
Troubles for the energy industry detract from exciting week for US IPOs
For all the positive headlines (the Facebook announcement, the jobs report, the market rally), the end of January was a mixed bag for the US IPO market. The FTSE Renaissance US IPO Index (IPOS), up 15.4% year-to-date, maintained its stellar start to the year,...read more
AVG Technologies prices IPO at $16, bottom of the range
AVG Technologies, a freemium Internet security provider for consumers and small businesses, raised $128 million by offering 8 million shares at $16, the bottom of the $16 to $18 range. AVG plans to list on the NYSE under the symbol AVG. Morgan Stanley, J.P....read more