Google IPO
RSS Google IPOFewer white knights to tech's rescue in 2008
News In addition, the research group said it expects to see a continuation of private companies seeking out public companies that they can acquire, as a means to turn themselves into public companies, given that the IPO... [19 Dec 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 09.05.08
Round-Up The idealistic young internet crusader is apparently holding out for a grand old IPO, and what idealistic young internet crusader wouldn't? s 21.3 per cent and way, way behind Google's massive 59.8 per... [09 May 2008]
Tougher times ahead for social networks
News It is for this reason that most social network sites would be wise to postpone an IPO, said the analyst. They do not want to miss out on the 'next Google or Yahoo! Social networking sites will enlist 230... [19 Oct 2007]
Editor's Blog: VMWare's IPO
Comment But apart from use of words such as "surge", "rockets", "blasts off" and "scorching", what got me was the well-known business daily that referred to the IPO as the "new Google". Don't get me wrong, I... [15 Aug 2007]
CIOs lack skills for growth
Comment This excitement around IT isn't about the dot-com-style Nasdaq valuation euphoria, venture capital investments and IPO fortunes. Google and Wikipedia have become the new ways to access information, and... [04 May 2007]
Q&A: Michael Birch, CEO and founder, Bebo
Comment We do see value in staying independent and we'd rather work towards eventually an IPO (initial public offering) rather than looking at a private sale. He's now determined he won't sell again when suitors come knocking at... [02 Mar 2007]
Larry Page and Serge Brin
AS Profile It's no secret they made a killing in the Google IPO but the Agenda Setters panel believes they won't just sit around counting their money. Larry Page and Serge Brin might have founded... [25 Sep 2006]
Photos: Inside Tsinghua University's Incubator
Photo The incubator was established five years ago and two companies based there are looking to IPO later this year. Welcome to Tsinghua Science Park, home to big-hitting companies such as Sina.com, Sohu.com and relative... [20 Jun 2006]
Vonage shares off to a shaky start
News The company's IPO was priced on Tuesday at $17 per share, which resulted in $531m for the company. Many on Wall Street have kept a close eye on the Vonage IPO to see how investors would receive it. AOL,... [25 May 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.05
Round-Up Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of the internet search giant are each worth $11bn, thanks to their successful IPO which rocketed them up the list to 16th spot. But Ballmer's good friends at Google... [03 Oct 2005]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile The company's bankers will point to last year's hot IPO. But it has only been the past year, 12 months indisputably tied to the fortunes of Google, in which his star has risen to the top of the Agenda... [23 Sep 2005]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Bill Gates
News Battle for control of the desktop will also be fierce as Google dips into the stash of cash from its recent IPO to fund acquisitions and new innovations in search and browser technology. That, and... [08 Sep 2005]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Eric Schmidt
News The Google top job was a plum one, with a mammoth IPO at that stage just around the corner, which says something of the regard in which he is held. Today we look at Google's Eric Schmidt... [05 Sep 2005]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Marc Benioff
News In with a bullet at number 10 last year, Marc Benioff's elevated place on the list may have caught some people by surprise but the hugely successful Salesforce.com IPO came at a time when such events were a distant... [31 Aug 2005]
Google plans mega stock offer
News On Thursday, the eve of the first anniversary of its IPO, Google announced plans to sell 14.2 million shares of common stock on the public market, as it seeks to raise more capital.... [19 Aug 2005]
