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.
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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.
petrolimexs ipo off limits to foreigners

Petrolimex’s IPO off limits to foreigners

Foreigners will not be allowed to bid for giant Petrolimex’s upcoming initial public offering, due to the government’s energy security policies.
apple app store downloads cross 15 billion mark

Apple App Store downloads cross 15 billion mark

Apple announced on Thursday that more than 15 billion applications for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch have been downloaded from its App Store.
zillow real estate value website sets ipo price

Zillow real estate value website sets IPO price

Startup Zillow that provides online information about real estate has set the price for its initial public offering of stock at $12 to $14 per share.
farmvilles zynga files for 1 billion ipo

FarmVille's Zynga files for $1 billion IPO

Zynga, maker of FarmVille and other popular online games, filed paperwork Friday for an initial public offering aiming to raise about $1 billion from the markets.
lender strikes out on ipo route

Lender strikes out on IPO route

Vietnam’s third state-owned bank’s initial public offering is slated for this July.
petrolimex to make ipo in july

Petrolimex to make IPO in July

Vietnam National Petroleum Corp (Petrolimex) has announced that it will debut its shares in July, despite the current unfavourable conditions of the stock market.
prada eyes asia growth with 3 bn hong kong ipo

Prada eyes Asia growth with $3 bn Hong Kong IPO

Italian luxury fashion house Prada said on Sunday it was targeting stronger Asian growth as it aims to raise as much as $3 billion from a highly anticipated share sale in Hong Kong this month.
prada to raise up to 26 bln in hong kong ipo

Prada to raise up to $2.6 bln in Hong Kong IPO

Italian luxury fashion house Prada is set to raise as much as $2.6 billion after setting the price range for its highly anticipated offering in Hong Kong on June 24, a report said Monday.
groupon files for ipo seeks to raise 750 million

Groupon files for IPO, seeks to raise $750 million

Groupon announced plans Thursday to go public to raise as much as $750 million but the mixed financial picture painted in the filing by the online daily deals sensation could temper investor enthusiasm.
linkedin ipo stirs internet bubble fears

LinkedIn IPO stirs Internet bubble fears

LinkedIn, the professional-networking website firm, said Tuesday it expects to be worth as much as $4 billion when it goes public soon, sparking fears of another Internet bubble.