No doubt the possibility of mucking up a public offering has crossed people's minds.
These are the activities that lead to more assured company and job growth after a public offering.
Fargo left Interplay after a public offering made possible a progressive buyout by the French Company Titus Interactive.
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Investment banks routinely support the price of a stock after a public offering, which is acceptable under SEC rules.
Because this is not a public offering, most of the data available with a publicly traded stock is withheld.
He believes the firm will be ready for a public offering by 2007.
The renamed Shinsei Bank held a public offering that was a roaring success.
Shareholders who bought directly in a public offering will have an obvious claim.
The Engineers India shares will be sold through a public offering, but most of the other deals will be through an auction.
Goldwater stands accused, in other words, of tampering with a public offering.
At 67, the once-tireless Dolby is dreaming of retiring and is talking with Morgan Stanley about cashing in his 100% ownership through a public offering.
Adding to the skepticism: This summer, Merck had to shelve a public offering of its Merck-Medco division, which has been a drag on its earnings.
Musk has hinted at a public offering for the company in 2013.
Regulators have been going after traders for manipulative trading, particularly where the activity involves trading of shares in advance of a public offering.
The parent company of the New York Mercantile Exchange , which trades in energy and commodity futures, filed preliminary plans for a public offering.
Any mature tech start up near a public offering would have already been through at least several years of annual audits with accredited accounting firms.
And it will become a listed, for-profit company without following the lengthy route, via de-mutualisation and a public offering, that has taken other exchanges years.
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AltaVista says it will do a public offering later this year.
Like most companies planning a public offering, Facebook declined to comment.
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The IPO market is notoriously fickle, and merely filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not ensure that a public offering will be completed.
Republican voters want to invest in Chris Christie, but the New Jersey Governor refuses to make a public offering of his services as a Presidential candidate.
Or my alma mater, Goldman Sachs letting a hedge fund maven client pick out the lousy mortgages to go short in a public offering.
He says the American Realty offer undervalues what Cole Credit expects to raise with a public offering and that the rival's proposal relied too heavily on debt.
Jackson has turned over day-to-day management to Lewis Platt, a former boss of Hewlett-Packard, quite possibly with a view to prepping the outfit for a public offering.
The company had debated whether to pay out another dividend this year or pull the trigger on a public offering, which it filed for back in May.
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Another social media website considering a public offering is LinkedIn.
Late last week, CafePress filed for a public offering.
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As the rest of the financial world moved on, they hunkered down, rejecting the need for a retail sales force and assiduously forgoing a public offering of their own.
Instead, if your company is not a good candidate for a public offering, a better option may mean to avoid VC money altogether and look at capitalizing on a niche.
The top-tier investment banks have one talent that still commands huge fees: their brilliance at the life-or-death deal, such as a hostile takeover, a landmark privatisation or a public offering.
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