In the tech IPO market, there wasn’t much to celebrate in 2011. Sure, some companies popped, but many of them fell back to Earth. Imperva is among the exceptions, according to an International Business Times report, but the likes of …
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Private equity funds come to pre-IPO rescue in China
In China, private equity is stepping in where hedge funds have pulled back. It may look like a change of mission, according to Reuters, but it is providing capital that companies going public need. Bain Capital, Blackstone and KKR are …
Should the Carlyle Group go for its IPO?
The weak performance of Blackstone and Fortress has led many to question the wisdom of publicly traded private equity firms. Now that the Carlyle Group has filed for its IPO, the discussion is gaining new legs. KKR has outperformed the …
Why hasn’t Toys ‘R’ Us gone public yet?
Toys ‘R’ Us filed to go public 15 months ago. And nothing has happened. Now, it looks like the IPO won’t occur until at least early next year, according to the Wall Street Journal. What’s going on? Well, when the …