IPO

Bob Diamond makes a comeback as Atlas Mara raises $325 million in London IPO- report

Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays, has made a dramatic comeback in the banking sector after the investment vehicle he formed with Ashish Thakkar called Atlas Mara raised $325 million for its London IPO, the Financial Times reported.

Read Full Article

Lackluster Australian debuts casts shadow on firms seeking to go public next year- report

The poor performance of Pact Group Holdings and GDI Property Group Pty on the Australian stock exchange dampens the prospects of firms expected to go public next year, Reuters reported.

Read Full Article

Judge says Nasdaq OMX Group Inc must face investors' lawsuits in botched Facebook IPO

US District Judge Robert Sweet ruled that Nasdaq OMX Group Inc needs to face the cases filed against it by investors who claimed that the exchange platform was responsible for the bungled Facebook IPO, Reuters reported.

Read Full Article

Rice Energy files for $800M IPO in New York

Natural gas exploration and production company Rice Energy Inc. on Monday filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of its common stock. Rice Energy seeks to raise $800 million in the deal.

Read Full Article

Google Ventures grows into a $1.2B firm in assets managed, 9 exits, 75 new investments in 2013

Google Ventures released its year-end data and, and TechCrunch noted that it has done tremendously, quieting critics who had said that the investment arm of Google Inc had not secured any major deals like with Twitter and Pinterest.

Read Full Article

Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-Shing's utility trust to raise $5.7 billion in IPO

Power Assets Holdings Ltd. will spin off its subsidiary Hongkong Electric Company Ltd. to HK Electric Investments, a single-investment trust. Power Assets was said to be aiming for a HK Electric Investments listing early next year to raise $5.7 billion.

Read Full Article

New bourse aims to attract Chinese firms to list in Australia

Asia Pacific Stock Exchange (APX), a new bourse that aims to lure Chinese firms, has received final approval from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission to start operating.

Read Full Article

Top deals of the day - bid, mergers and acquisitions

The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Friday including ITC Holdings, Dave & Buster, Time Warner Cable, Banca Etruria, Cube Capital, Cargolux, Simon Property and Versace.

Read Full Article

China Everbright Bank raises $3 billion after adding shares in Hong Kong float

Chinese lender China Everbright Bank Co. raised $3 billion in its Hong Kong listing after exercising an option to sell an additional 762 million shares on top of its IPO base size of 5.08 billion shares.

Read Full Article

China securities regulators unveils new details on IPO resumption

The China Securities Regulatory Commission or CSRC revealed new plans on public share sales as initial public offerings are set to resume in January next year, Reuters reported.

Read Full Article

American Energy Capital Partners files for IPO, looks to raise $2 billion

Energy firm American Energy Capital Partners will go public to raise $2 billion in funds that will enable it to acquire and drill oil and gas assets in the United States. AECP is managed by a firm created by ex-Chesapeake Energy Corp. chief executive officer Aubrey McClendon.

Read Full Article

Restaurant and arcade chain Dave & Buster's mulls over sale or IPO

Dallas-based restaurant and arcade operator Dave & Buster's is looking to exit from the company through a sale or an initial public offering. Dave & Buster's is controlled by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners.

Read Full Article

Two investors vie for minority stake in Italian luxury brand Versace

Italy's state backed Fondo Strategico Italiano (FSI) and private equity firm CCMP Capital are leading the race to secure a minority stake in Italian luxury goods group Versace.

Read Full Article

San Francisco ad tech firm Delivery Agent picks banks for 2014 IPO

San Francisco-based advertising technology company Delivery Agent Inc has picked Credit Suisse Group AG and Deutsche Bank AG to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO) in 2014.

Read Full Article

China Everbright Bank raises $2.6B in Hong Kong IPO

Chinese lender China Everbright Co raised $2.6 billion in its third attempt at a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of 5.08 billion shares priced at HK$3.98 apiece.

Read Full Article

Subscribe to VCpost newsletter

Sign up for our Deals of the Day newsletter.
We will not spam you!

Real Time Analytics