It was another light week in tech-related IPO activity. Perhaps the biggest news was that the peer-to-peer loan platform Lending Club will list on the New York Stock Exchange when it goes public before the end of the year.
The Exit Report: Zayo Group, Hewlett-Packard, Qualcomm
IPO The public market volatility has deterred IPO activity across the board, including tech. Zayo Group, a fiber optic cable leasing company, was the one TMT company to go public this week.…
The Exit Report: HubSpot, Social Finance, Boku
HubSpot, a provider of online marketing software to SMEs, raised $125 million in its IPO. After originally declaring that it would be pricing its stock in the $19-$21 range, it ended up selling 5 million shares at $25.
The Exit Report: Rocket Internet, Zalando, Move Inc.
The German e-commerce company Zalando sold 24.5 million shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Wednesday, raising €605 million. The deal gives the company a €5.3 billion valuation.
The Exit Report: Wayfair, Yodlee, Hubspot
The online home furnishings company Wayfair hopes to raise over $300 million when it goes ahead with its IPO. The company’s intention to do so was made public last month, though the Boston-based firm had filed with the SEC under the JOBS Act before that.
The Exit Report: Alibaba, Mojang, FeedHenry
Alibaba’s stock popped 35% on Friday, the much anticipated first day of trading for the Chinese e-commerce company. The shares, which were priced at $68, reached as high as $99.70 but settled around $93.89 at close of trading on Friday.
The Exit Report: Rakuten, Rocket Internet, Mojang
The Japanese Internet conglomerate Rakuten reached an agreement Tuesday to acquire Ebates, an American online rebates service, for $1 billion.
The Exit Report: Alibaba, Zalando, Location Labs
IPO Reports suggest Alibaba will price its shares in the $60-$66 range and begin its roadshow next Monday, with the IPO being tentatively set for September 18th. The high end of that…
The Exit Report: Alibaba, HubSpot, Twitch
Four of the six underwriters of the Alibaba IPO now have even more skin in the game. In a move rarely made by investment banks, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, and Morgan Stanley have extended a $3 billion loan to the Chinese e-commerce giant in anticipation of its mid-September IPO.
The Exit Report: Jetpac, T-Mobile, Shutterfly
JetPac acquired by Google, Iliad prepares another T-Mobile offer and more in this week’s report on M&A and IPO activity.