us shares score solid gains but facebook flops

US shares score solid gains but Facebook flops

US shares racked up strong gains Monday with the adding nearly 2.5 percent helped by an surge, but shares flipped below their IPO price on their first full day of trading.
facebook feeds hungry ipo investors more shares

Facebook feeds hungry IPO investors more shares

With investors hungry for Facebook shares ahead of a hotly anticipated offering, the social network Wednesday unveiled a 25 per cent increase in the number of shares to be sold at the market debut.
jeweller graff aims for june listing in hk

Jeweller Graff aims for June listing in HK

High-end London-based jeweller is planning to list in on June 7, a report said Monday, as it seeks to raise up to $1.0 billion in one of the biggest IPOs this year.
vietnam airlines plans public offering next year

Vietnam Airlines plans public offering next year

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is planning to make its initial public offering (IPO) by the end next year, under a restructuring plan submitted to the Ministry of Transport earlier this week.
japanese firms keen on mas

Japanese firms keen on M&As

M&A (merger and acquisition) activities in Vietnam were forecast to continue rising this year, particularly in the partnership with Japan, heard a seminar on attracting IPO and M&A partnerships between Japanese and Vietnamese enterprises held on March 6 in Hanoi.
facebook seeks to raise 5 bln in ipo

Facebook seeks to raise $5 bln in IPO

Social networking titan Facebook filed to go public, seeking to raise $5 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.
hong kong jeweller ipo raises less than expected

Hong Kong jeweller IPO raises less than expected

Hong Kong-based has raised a lower-than-expected $2.0 billion from its share sale after pricing them at the bottom of its expected range, a report said Friday.
bidv to sell shares to strategic partner

BIDV to sell shares to strategic partner

BIDV will sell a 15 per cent stake to a strategic foreign investor nine months after launching its maiden IPO.
bidvs ipo is rubber stamped

BIDV’s IPO is rubber-stamped

The prime minister has given the thumbs-up for state banking behemoth BIDV’s equitising plan.
google offers signs up partners expanding and personalizing

Google Offers signs up partners, expanding and personalizing

In the same week that daily deals leader Groupon began its IPO roadshow to try to generate investor interest in the company, Google Offers has rolled out some changes to its similar service, and also started operating in four more US cities: Baltimore, Minneapolis, San Diego and San Jose.
apple unveils updated iphone stock slips

Apple unveils updated iPhone, stock slips

shares slipped on Wall Street on Tuesday as the California gadget-maker unveiled an updated version of the but not a transformative new model many had been expecting.
vietnam re elected to wipo coordination committee

Vietnam re-elected to WIPO Coordination Committee

Vietnam is re-elected to the WIPO Coordination Committee for the 2012-2013 term at the 49th meeting of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) in Geneva from September 26 – October 5.
bidv pushing ahead with promised 2011 ipo

BIDV pushing ahead with promised 2011 IPO

Vietnam’s second largest lender by total assets has its sights firmly set on a fourth quarter initial public offering.
investment giant carlyle group files for ipo

Investment giant Carlyle Group files for IPO

The Carlyle Group, a leading global asset manager that oversees more than $150 billion in assets, announced plans on Tuesday for an initial public offering (IPO) on the stock market.
china to appeal wto ruling on raw materials exports

China to appeal WTO ruling on raw materials exports

China said Wednesday it would appeal against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that it illegally restricted exports of rare earths key in making anything from iPods and low-emissions cars.