Aerial view of the Viking Jupiter cruise ship anchored in the port of Montevideo, on January 5, 2022. Ivan Pisarenko | AFP | Getty Images Viking is not your typical cruise operator. Aboard its smaller, upscale vessels, you won’t find any kids. In fact, the cruise line doesn’t hide the fact that it is going … Read more
Following a long period of waiting, “the IPO market’s back.” That’s according to Colin Stewart, Morgan Stanley’s global head of technology equity capital markets. In an interview with CNBC’s “TechCheck” on Monday, Stewart said 10 to 15 more tech companies could go public before the end of 2024, with an even “better year” in store … Read more
Bipul Sinha, CEO, Chairman & Co-Founder of Rubrik Inc., the Microsoft backed cybersecurity software startup, rings the opening bell during his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 25, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of data management software maker Rubrik jumped in its New York Stock Exchange debut … Read more
The highly anticipated trading debut of private equity group CVC Capital Partners shows that Europe’s initial public offering market is back on track, Euronext CEO Stéphane Boujnah told CNBC on Friday. Shares of Amsterdam-listed CVC, one of Europe’s largest buyout companies, traded nearly 24% higher at around 12:30 p.m. London time. The stock had opened … Read more
Reddit shares jumped 48% in their debut on Thursday in the first initial public offering for a major social media company since Pinterest hit the market in 2019. The 19-year-old website that hosts millions of online forums priced its IPO on Wednesday at $34 a share, the top of the expected range. Reddit and selling … Read more
Reddit said on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the company about its data-licensing business related to the training of artificial intelligence systems. “On March 14, 2024, we received a letter from the FTC advising us that the FTC’s staff is conducting a non-public inquiry focused on our sale, licensing, or … Read more
Reddit, the social media company known for hosting web forums on topics from the mainstream to the extremely obscure, is targeting a valuation of close to $6.5 billion in its upcoming IPO. The company and existing shareholders plan to sell about 22 million shares at a range of $31 to $34 per share, according to … Read more
ByteDance, China’s most valuable unicorn and the owner of TikTok, has started a new round of share buy-backs for its global employees that price the equity higher than the previous round, according to two people familiar with the matter. The Beijing-based company has offered to purchase shares from staff at US$170.81 each, up nearly 7 … Read more
Last month, Reddit gave 75,000 power users first dibs on stock before the company goes public later this year. Though Reddit may have pitched the move as a “special program,” popular opinions within the Reddit community show that reception has been mixed. “I got requested to join the IPO, and I ain’t taking that risk,” … Read more
A new investment platform that allows fans to buy and sell shares in the future on-the-field earnings of college and professional athletes has received federal approval to begin trading on the US stock market. Denver Broncos linebacker Baron Browning will headline Vestible Inc.’s initial offering the week of March 18. Vestible is entitled to 1% of Browning’s … Read more
