The timing of Visa's impending IPO is perhaps a sign that the firm believes that market conditions will not improve, but for now the IPO itself is a rare moment of light amid the gloom.

Visa对于此次ipo时机的把握也许显示了这样一个信号，即尽管现在市场情况可能不会转好，但对于首次公开募股，也许是黑暗中难得露出的一点微光。

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Blackstone’s IPO marked the industry’s pre-crunch high point, and Blackstone’s share price has never since come close to its IPO level of $31 a share.

黑石的上市标志着这个行业的决策困局正要达到极致。 由此，黑石的股票也就从未接近过它IPO时候31美元一股的水平。

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OpenTable's 2009 IPO marked the return of the Internet IPO in the wake of the recession.

OpenTable 2009年IPO标志着经济衰退之后互联网公司IPO的卷土重来。

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At the time of the IPO, Baidu had about 40% of the traffic share in China for Chinese search.

当百度IPO上市的时候，百度占据了,中国40%的中文搜索量。

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I don't mean make it always in terms of an IPO but have a long term life.

我说的成功并不限于上市，公开募股什么的,而是让公司长久的运营下去。

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Also significant was his decision to put money behind Hoffman's LinkedIn (IPO 2011) and in Pandora Media (IPO 2011).

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At the time of the IPO, we sold half our stake, which was a huge IPO at the time.

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The fact of the matter is that both burn rates and overhang are higher for pre-IPO than post-IPO companies.

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