Tag: IPO
DAMAC plans IPO
DAMAC Properties is considering launching an initial public offering(IPO) on the stock market. The Dubai privately-owned developer has approached banks including HSBC, Deutsche Bank,...
Twitter is estimated to be worth $9 billion before IPO
Twitter Inc. was valued at about $9 billion after early employees sold $80 million in shares to a fund managed by BlackRock Inc. This...
MENA IPOs raised approximately US$2b in 2012
Three IPOs raised approximately US$339.8m in Q4 2012
MENA IPOs in 2012 up 134% compared to 2011
KSA’s Dallah Healthcare Holding Company lists on the Saudi...
2013 will see improved IPO activity
After a slow start to 2012, momentum lifted in the second quarter, but significant macroeconomic volatility and changes in political leadership in many parts...
Paris Gallery plans IPO
Dubai-based group Paris Gallery, which stocks a $300,000 perfume among its luxury products, announced that it is planning an initial public offering. It said...
Daman Investments postpones IPO
Daman, an investment management company in Dubai, announced that it will postpone IPO (initial public offer). The reason Daman cited is a liquidity concern.
In...
Leading Dubai-based conglomerate to launch an IPO
Dubai-based conglomerate Al Habtoor Group is considering to launch an IPO (initial public offering) in Dubai given strengthening equity markets, the company said in a...
MENA IPOs up 344% in the first quarter of 2012
Five IPOs in the region - three in KSA and one each in Oman and the UAE
UAE’s NMC Healthcare lists on the London Stock...
Fresh IPO concepts to hit Financial Markets
Goldman Sachs gave equities a ringing endorsement, saying the asset class is poised to deliver better returns than bonds over the next few years....
MENA IPOs raise US$218.9 Mn in Q3’11, up by 23.6%
MENA IPO Update, regional capital markets raised US$218.9 million in the third quarter of 2011, up by 23.6% from the US$177.04 million raised during the same period in 2010
Farmville’s creator Zynga files for IPO
Zynga Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a...
Facebook preparing for an IPO
Facebook is preparing for an IPO that is expected to surpass $100 billion, according to a new report.
If the forthcoming initial public offering surpasses...
“Discount of the day” Groupon files $750 million IPO
Groupon, an US based e-commerce marketplace, that connects merchants and consumers by offering goods and services at a discount, announced that it has filed...
First Internet IPO on DFM
After the eruption of the financial crises of 2008, it is no secret for people in business circles, that investors (both retail and institutional)...
LinkedIn prices IPO at $45; shares doubled
LinkedIn priced its initial public offering at $45 a share, the high end of its range. It began trading Thursday on New York Stock...
Swinging oil price and UAE stock markets
Saudi Arabian shares dropped the most in a week, snapping four days of gains, on concern that swinging oil prices will affect the economy...
LinkedIn to launch IPO
LinkedIn Corp. announced today it will launch an IPO on Monaday 19, 2010. The company said it expects to offer 7.84 million shares...
Nasdaq Dubai unveils new rules for IPOs and listed firms
Exchange operator Nasdaq Dubai on Tuesday unveiled new rules for initial public offerings and reporting requirements for listed firms as it seeks to boost...