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Tesla Motors, Inc. has finally filed for an initial public offering.  The maker of the electric roadster and electric sedan filed to sell up to $100 million in common stock in an IPO after the close...
The IPO market is off to a rough start so far in 2010.  We have seen very recent developments in deals on deck to price from CBOE Holdings Inc., Convio Inc., Everyday Health Inc.,...
We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate .com this morning.  There have been key...
We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate.com this morning.  Deal news has been seen in...
Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE: CVC) has approved the spin off of Madison Square Garden to Cablevision shareholders.  Madison Square Garden is the home venue of the New York Knicks and...
We have been given some exclusive coverage on the recent developments in special purpose acquisition companies and blank check companies from SPACupdate.com this morning.  There is still much going...
Codexis, Inc. has filed its paperwork with the SEC for an initial public offering.  The company plans to trade under the ticker “CDXS” on NASDAQ.  Credit Suisse and Goldman Sachs are the joint...
Graham Packaging Company Inc. is one of the most recent filings for a private equity-backed initial public offering.  While terms were not given for this IPO, the company listed that it would sell...
Ruth’s Hospitality Group Inc. (NASDAQ: RUTH) is trying to get its financial house more in order.  The owner and operator of the Ruth’s Chris Steak House chain announced new financial steps last...
Once thought to be slipping through the recession’s cracks and into oblivion, many special purpose acquisition companies not only succeeded in getting investors to sign off on mergers—some...
BATS Exchange has been an almost stealth success in the world of trading stocks.  In about four years it now claims to have about 10% of the US equity trading market share and about 8% of the FTSE...
2009 has been far from an IPO-packed year compared to other years in this decade.  Ditto for mergers and acquisitions.  Many of the IPOs that price earlier in 2009 have done well while many of the...
To close out the year, SPACs are pumping out deals one after another. However, as of late, some blank checks have not fared as well, and the NASDAQ and OTC Bulletin Board could become increasingly...
The world of special purpose acquisition companies is already a strange one that offers a bit of individualized private equity via the stock market.  The deal between BPW Acquisition Corp. (AMEX:...
This was a wild week, and perhaps a disappointment that the news did not propel stocks even higher.  There were many key movers though, and we have a very active panel of very active and widely held...