IPOs and Secondaries

IPOs and Secondaries Articles

Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, is in a jam.  This huge secondary offering of shares has run into snag after snag.  Brazilian politics is also in the mix.  The deal was first said...
GM’s largest problem for the IPO seems to be investor skepticism.  Late yesterday came the SEC filing paperwork from General Motors for its long awaited initial public offering.  There has been a...
General Motors is out with its S-1 filing.  In short, its IPO filing is now out and official.  Terms are not disclosed and the amount listed for filing purposes was $100 million in common stock and...
There are rumors that GM will delay its IPO and others that it will sell preferred stock along with common. The need to sell preferred is a sign that GM believes some investors want an extra...
2010 has had a very mixed fanfare when it comes to the IPO market.  Investors have followed IPOs with a passion on and off since the 1900’s when technology, biotech and internet wonders reached...
Give taxpayers a shot at GM’s IPO shares! That is, assuming anyone wants the shares.  There has been an interesting development of late in the General Motors public offering.  It revolves making...
MakeMyTrip Ltd. (NASDAQ: MMYT) just became the best IPO of 2010 today.  Whether that status holds is something not yet known, but the IPO priced at the higher-end of its range and is giving instant...
General Motors has already reported earnings and is due to file its paperwork with the SEC soon for its upcoming IPO.  But things just got complicated.  General Motors announced that Ed Whitacre is...
General Motors, or Government Motors, has two key data points for today.  First is the earnings report.  Second is that it is about to formally file for its initial public offering. Revenue rose...
Petroleo Brasileiro (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, is getting hit harder than most of the giant intregrated oil giants today.  A “Sell” rating came its way today after UBS downgraded the stock from...
PetroAlgae Inc.  has just filed to come public via an initial public offering.  While terms were not disclosed, the filing is for up to $200 million in common stock.  The problem is that this is...
The markets are up over the last month, so companies are raising cash.  The secondary offering floodgates are opening up.  We have seen a wave of secondary offerings filed last night or this...
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMCR) is already large, but its ties are about to get even larger.  The company has announced that it and Luigi Lavazza S.p.A have entered into a $250...
KKR, the private equity firm, pulled its $500 million IPO. It made a similar move in 2007 as the investment markets fell apart. The large financial operation said the market conditions were not...
Almost everyone in the world knows about Skype. After eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) sold off a majority stake to a private equity group, the company had been valued at roughly $2.75 billion.  We have no...