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.
manchester united ipo to tap massive asia fan base

Manchester United IPO to tap massive Asia fan base

Legendary English football club Manchester United plans to tap its massive Asian fan base and raise up to $1 billion by listing 30 per cent of its shares in Singapore, media reports said Wednesday.
manchester united plan ipo in singapore dow jones

Manchester United plan IPO in Singapore: Dow Jones

English Premier League giants Manchester United plan to raise one billion US dollars in an initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore later this year, Dow Jones Newswires reported Tuesday.
ipos failing to turn investors on

IPOs failing to turn investors on

Why did foreign investors shy away from the recent initial public offerings (IPO) of Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises like Mekong Housing Bank, Housing Development Bank and VNSteel? Nguyen Viet Hung, an analyst at investment consultancy firm Nexus Group, provides some answers for VIR.
petrolimex suddenly makes profit prior to ipo

Petrolimex ‘suddenly’ makes profit prior to IPO

In its latest financial report, the Vietnam National Petroleum Corporation, or Petrolimex, posted a whopping profit of VND913 billion ($46.555 million) in 2008, taking the public by surprise as it was also in 2008 that the giant state firm reported a loss of over VND10 billion.
zillow ups ipo price valued at 500 million

Zillow ups IPO price, valued at $500 million

Online real estate listings website Zillow increased the price of its initial public offering Friday, valuing the company at up to $500 million.