This week's top IPO stories

A dozen companies were expected to price. While that didn't wind up happening, there was still plenty of action in the IPO market this week. Jive Software and Zynga both took the plunge, along with Michael Kors, Sanchez Energy and others. Tumi and Proofpoint filed their S-1s. And of course, with 2011 coming to a close, there are plenty of predictions about what 2012 holds.

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Okay, enough of the commentary. Let's take a look at the top five stories this week on Inside IPO:

1. Jive Software IPO: here's who gets richest [CHART]: If Jive Software goes public at the expected valuation of $1 bn, a considerable amount of wealth will be created. Risk-bearers who saw the company's early potential are poised to receive impressive returns, and the venture capital community is among the likely winners. Of course, there are plenty of early employees ready to celebrate, too!

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2. Busy week for IPOs: a dozen companies pricing: This could be the busiest week in the US IPO market since 2007. A dozen companies are set to go public, with the energy sector well represented, along with the tech internet sector, according to the latest from Renaissance Capital. Of course, the highest-profile companies set to price are Zynga and Jive Software. Here's what you need to know:

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3. Zynga is set to price tonight: 4 questions to ask: Not that you needed to be reminded of course … but it's worth watching coverage of ZNGA) IPO" href="http://www.insideipo.com/tag/zynga">Zynga throughout the day today. This is set to be the most anticipated IPO of the year, even more than GRPN) IPO" href="http://www.insideipo.com/tag/groupon">Groupon, given the impact the daily deals site's IPO has had on the market as a whole.

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4. Facebook's Ford FAIL and what it means tomorrow [ANALYSIS]: It sounds counter-intuitive, right? Ford's recent Facebook campaign was hugely successful and received no end of media coverage. When you take a look under the covers, however, it doesn't take long to gauge the extent of Facebook's missed opportunity. Because of the way the platform is built, the social media company had no choice but to sacrifice what may have been a tremendous revenue opportunity.

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5. Michael Kors (KORS) IPO at NYSE [PHOTOS]: The start of trading has been pretty exciting for luxury consumer business company Michael Kors. Following the celebratory opening bell, there has been more reason to rejoice: the company is up 20 percent so far in its debut!

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