Tag: ipo
Which Internet IPOs Should You Invest In?
by Peter Cohan on Mar.16, 2011, under Towing
A new crop of tech IPOs are en route to the market, among them vacation rental website HomeAway, online radio site Pandora and business networking site LinkedIn. But how can you tell if these startups are worthy of your cash? Here are the four questions to ask before buying into an IPO.
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Which Internet IPOs Should You Invest In? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing, Facebook, Investing Basics, Investment
RPX’s Plan: Make a Fortune by Fixing the Patent Mess
by Tom Taulli on Jan.25, 2011, under Towing
RPX has been in business since just 2008, but it has rapidly built a list of big-name clients attracted to its novel service. It offers tech companies a way to gain access to patents without having to own them outright — and without having to deal with litigious “patent trolls.”
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RPX’s Plan: Make a Fortune by Fixing the Patent Mess originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Investing
Groupon IPO Could Value Coupon Company at $15 Billion
by Danny King on Jan.14, 2011, under Towing
Groupon is planning an initial public offering that would value the three-year-old online coupon distribution site at as much as $15 billion — more than double what Google reportedly bid on the company last year — The New York Times reported.
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Groupon IPO Could Value Coupon Company at $15 Billion originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:31:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Google , Amazon.com, Retail
Is NeXt a Better Way to Buy Into Facebook Before the IPO?
by Tom Taulli on Jan.12, 2011, under Towing
Unless you’re ultra-wealthy or willing to chance the vagaries of the secondary markets, you can’t invest yet in hot social networking companies like Facebook, Zynga or Groupon. But soon there may be an alternative: a new fund called NeXt BDC Capital that will take stakes in top-quality venture-backed firms like those.
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Is NeXt a Better Way to Buy Into Facebook Before the IPO? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 15:40:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Investing, Facebook, Twitter
M&A Mania: Early 2011 Deals Have Already Hit a 10-Year High
by Charles Wallace on Jan.12, 2011, under Towing
Companies such as Duke Energy and DuPont are off and running with megamergers early this year. Even Playboy is among the dealers. And market pros say the trend is far from over. Why are so many U.S. companies tying the knot? Fast growth is hard to come by in any other strategy.
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M&A Mania: Early 2011 Deals Have Already Hit a 10-Year High originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:00:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Company News, Economy, Investing, DuPont, Market News







