Comments on: Tech IPOs Are Back — But Only for Those That Don't Need Cash http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:52:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: GNC-2009-05-18 #478 TWC Call at End of Show http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211158 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:01:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211158 [...] a Reseller at reduced prices! Walmart replacing Compusa and Circuit City? NASA tools used on Hubble Tech IPO are back for profitable companies. How much is your site worth if you want to sell. Sarbanes Oaxley on chopping block? Amazon EC2 adds [...]

]]> By: Next Hot Tech IPO: LogMeIn http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211157 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:07:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211157 [...] This would be the second technology IPO in as many months and may have unintended consequences. OpenTable, another start-up, went public in May 2009. A LogMeIn offering could result in more technology mergers and acquisitions. The possibility of more IPOs may drive up prices for likely buyout candidates, giving buyers a much-needed impetus to loosen their purse strings and snap up likely candidates. (Related Post: Tech IPOs Are Back — but Only for Those That Don’t Need Cash.) [...]

]]> By: Why Rising Oil Prices Won’t Help Cleantech This Time http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211156 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:39:51 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211156 [...] will remain cautious with cleantech investments until they see clear exits. The IPO market might be accommodating for the cream of the crop, but not to those in sorest need of [...]

]]> By: Could OpenTable’s IPO Lead to More Tech M&A? http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211155 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:40:48 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211155 [...] offering earlier this week, that “balance” has been more or less nonexistent, but a perceived revival of IPOs could prompt more activity on the M&A side as [...]

]]> By: ML http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211154 Mon, 18 May 2009 14:01:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211154 Here’s the full Renaissance study:

http://www.renaissancecapital.com/ipohome/Review/InsiderSelling.aspx

]]> By: Tech IPOs looming strong | TechFever Network | The Hot Tech News and Gadget Network http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211153 Mon, 18 May 2009 06:44:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211153 [...] investor expectations, little would anyone expect tech stocks to be listed (filking IPOS) on the stock exchange and actually making money out of it. Yes, April and May have been seeing several tech stocks being [...]

]]> By: steve mobs http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211152 Sun, 17 May 2009 01:02:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211152 At Harvard they’ve told us that IPOs are just a way for insiders to cash out and not necessarily for raising capital.

]]> By: Jean-Gabriel Morard http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211151 Sat, 16 May 2009 22:54:11 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211151 This may hold for companies that are selling out now too: deals that didn’t conclude last fall may happen now. Because the market still isn’t good, sellers can’t expect quite as much money as they would have if it wasn’t for the crisis; therefore insiders will get a larger share of the proceeds. Not to mention that somebody may have had to keep funding the company during the last few months, and that will need to be payed for too.

]]> By: Gadget Sleuth http://gigaom.com/2009/05/16/tech-ipos-are-back-but-only-for-those-that-dont-need-cash/#comment-211150 Sat, 16 May 2009 20:44:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=50243#comment-211150 It’s true of life too: the ones that usually get the breaks and money are the ones that don’t really need it.

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