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Arm Holdings made its debut on the Nasdaq on Wall Street yesterday

Arm soars nearly 25% in market debut on Wall Street

Shares in SoftBank's Arm Holdings soared almost 25% above their Nasdaq debut price yesterday, rekindling investor hopes for a turnaround in the moribund market for initial public offerings (IPO).

Business • 15 Sep 23

Arm was founded in 1990, as a joint venture between Acorn Computers, Apple Computer, and VLSI Technology

SoftBank's Arm aims for over $52 billion IPO valuation

SoftBank Group's Arm is seeking a valuation of more than $52 billion in its initial public offering, the chip designer said today as it begins marketing for the biggest US stock market flotation of the year.

Business • 05 Sep 23

Corporate Russia is watching Whoosh's listing closely as it braves Russian economic isolation with Moscow's first IPO since the country sent troops into Ukraine

Russian e-scooter firm Whoosh raises $33m in Moscow IPO

Russia's Whoosh raised 2.1 billion roubles ($33.23m) in an initial public offering (IPO) on the Moscow Exchange, the electric scooter company said today, pricing at the lower end of its initial price range.

Business • 14 Dec 22

Whoosh's stock market debut will be seen as a key test of the health of Russia's capital markets

Russia's Whoosh eyes $400m valuation in upcoming IPO

Russian electric scooter firm Whoosh said today it is eyeing a possible $400m valuation in its upcoming initial public offering (IPO).

Business • 05 Dec 22

Volkswagen listed Porsche on the Frankfurt stock exchange last month in what was Germany's second-largest listing on record

VW gets €9.1bn by selling preferred Porsche shares

Volkswagen raked in €9.1 billion via the sale of preferred shares in sportscar brand Porsche, less than the maximum because a greenshoe option was only partially exercised, it said today.

Business • 11 Oct 22

Porsche has a market valuation of €85 billion

Porsche overtakes VW as Europe's most valuable carmaker

Porsche took pole position as Europe's most valuable automaker today, overtaking former parent Volkswagen as the price of the sportscar maker's newly-listed shares sped higher.

Business • 06 Oct 22

Today's Porsche AG IPO was Germany's biggest listing since Deutsche Telekom in 1996

Porsche shares flat at close after landmark listing

Porsche AG made its debut on the stock market today, with a price tag of about €75 billion after Volkswagen priced shares at the top end of the range, braving turbulent market conditions.

Business • 29 Sep 22

As part of the listing, 911 million Porsche AG shares will be divided into 455.5 million preferred shares and 455.5 million ordinary shares

Volkswagen targets €75 billion valuation in Porsche IPO

Volkswagen is targeting a valuation of up to €75 billion for luxury sportscar maker Porsche, in what will be Germany's second-largest initial public offering (IPO) in history.

Business • 19 Sep 22

At the high end of estimates, the Porsche IPO could be among the largest in German history and the biggest in Europe since 1999

Volkswagen triggers landmark Porsche IPO plan

Volkswagen has announced its intention to float sports car brand Porsche, triggering what could become one of the world's largest listings even as record inflation and a Russia-Europe energy standoff has sent European stocks tumbling.

Business • 06 Sep 22

Reuters reported in September that the company was hoping to hit a valuation of more than $15 billion by the time it planned to list its shares

Reddit jumps on IPO bandwagon with confidential filing

Reddit, whose message boards became the go-to destination for day traders during this year's meme stock frenzy, has said it has confidentially filed for an initial public offering with US securities regulators.

Business • 16 Dec 21

Universal Music Group's shares surged at the start of trading today in the biggest European listing of the year

Universal Music Group shares jump on stock market debut

Universal Music Group's shares leapt more than a third in their stock market debut today as investors bet a boom in music streaming still has a long way to run.

Business • 21 Sep 21

Stripe takes first step toward listing - sources

Stripe, the online payments firm founded by Irish brothers Patrick and John Collison, has taken its first major step toward a stock market debut by hiring a law firm to help with preparations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Business • 09 Jul 21

Deliveroo earlier today confirmed the pricing of its initial public offering at £3.90 per share - the bottom of its target range

Deliveroo shares tumble in London debut

Shares in Deliveroo plunged by as much as 30% in their trading debut today, slicing more than £2 billion off the company's valuation in a blow to the food delivery group and the London market for initial public offerings (IPO).

Business • 31 Mar 21

Deliveroo is set for Britain's biggest stock market debut in nearly a decade after setting a share price range that values it at up to $12 billion

Deliveroo sees investors demand soar for London IPO

Food delivery company Deliveroo has seen investor demand for its initial public offering (IPO) exceed the full deal size, setting the stage for London's biggest IPO in a decade.

Business • 29 Mar 21

Robinhood's move to push ahead with a stock market flotation comes in the middle of a historic boom in US capital markets

Robinhood Markets files for its own IPO

Robinhood Markets, the online brokerage at the centre of the historic retail trading frenzy that gripped Wall Street this year, has confidentially submitted plans to regulators for a US initial public offering, the company has disclosed.

Business • 24 Mar 21

Deliveroo has set a price range for its listing of between £3.90 and £4.60 pounds per share

Deliveroo eyes £8.8 billion market cap in upcoming IPO

Deliveroo said today that its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) in London will value the company at up to £8.8 billion.

Business • 22 Mar 21

The Deliveroo IPO is one of the most eagerly watched-for initial public offerings in the first half of this year (Pic: RollingNews.ie)

Deliveroo confirms IPO plans, narrows 2020 loss

British food delivery firm Deliveroo has today announced plans for its London listing, disclosing it posted an underlying loss in 2020 of £317m.

Business • 08 Mar 21

The Deliveroo IPO is one of the most eagerly watched-for initial public offerings expected in London in the first half of this year

Deliveroo to deliver $7 billion dual-class London IPO

Deliveroo plans a London stock market listing that could value the British food delivery firm at around $7 billion and mark the biggest new share issue in Britain in three years.

Business • 04 Mar 21

Immunocore's shares are expected to begin trading on The Nasdaq Global Select Market today

Malin Corporation's Immunocore set for US listing

Malin Corporation said that its investee company Immunocore has announced the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) at a price of $26 per share which will result in total gross proceeds of about $258m.

Business • 05 Feb 21

The IPO is the culmination of a stunning recovery in Airbnb's fortunes after its business was heavily damaged by the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year

Airbnb valuation surges past $100 billion

Shares of Airbnb more than doubled in their stock market debut yesterday, valuing the home rental firm at just over $100 billion in the biggest US initial public offering (IPO) of 2020 and capping a bumper year in which investors flocked to tech stocks.

Business • 11 Dec 20

The IPO gives Airbnb a fully diluted valuation - which includes securities such as options and restricted stock units - of $47.3 billion

Airbnb prices shares above target in biggest US IPO

Airbnb said last night it sold shares in its initial public offering (IPO) at $68 a piece, above its targeted price range, to raise around $3.5 billion.

Business • 10 Dec 20

Demand for video games and at-home entertainment has surged as consumers continue living under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Roblox confidentially files to go public

US gaming platform Roblox Corporation said it has confidentially submitted paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public.

Business • 13 Oct 20

Airbnb is aiming to raise around $3 billion in its upcoming IPO, reports say

Airbnb burned through $1.2 billion ahead of IPO

Airbnb burned through more than $1.2 billion in cash between mid-2019 and mid-2020, ahead of its high-profile initial public offering (IPO).

Business • 07 Oct 20

The biggest London stock market debut since 2013 nets
The Hut Group £920m while shareholders will share gross proceeds of £961m

The Hut Group seals bumper £5.4 billion London IPO

E-commerce firm The Hut Group is preparing for its first day of trading today after batting away corporate governance concerns to seal the first major British initial public offering since the start of the COVID-19 crisis.

Business • 16 Sep 20

THG operates retail brands including Lookfantastic and skincare group ESPA

The Hut Group launches £920m London flotation

E-commerce firm The Hut Group has confirmed its intention to float on the London Stock Exchange, in potentially the biggest listing of a British company since 2013 and the first major London listing since the Covid-19 crisis.

Business • 03 Sep 20