IPOs

Activist investor Dan Loeb of Third Point Capital has taken a larger stake in embattled technology maker Sony (NYSE: SNE) in an attempt to maximize shareholder value in the conglomerate. Loeb overnight announced that his fund raised its stake in the company to 6.9 percent in a bid to force through...

Coty (NYSE: COTY) priced its much-anticipated IPO Wednesday after the close in the mid-point of the expected range. Coty sold 57.1 million shares at $17.50 per share, the midpoint of the targeted $16.50-$18.50 range. $1 Billion IPO Coty raised $999.25 million in its much anticipated IPO. The...

From Textura (NYSE: TXTR) and LightInTheBox (NYSE: LITB) to RCS Capital (NYSE: RCAP) and Epizyme (NASDAQ: EPZM), several companies have gone public this quarter. Many, however, will remain private. Is that wise? Are companies performing any better for their decision to avoid the public market? "I...

Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: EEP) announced today its intention to file a registration statement on Form S-1 with respect to the initial public offering of Midcoast Energy Partners, L.P. ("MEP"), a proposed master limited partnership whose initial asset will consist of an approximate 40...

Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) was the beneficiary of really good timing on Monday ahead of it’s first-ever shareholder meeting on Tuesday. On Monday, rumors circulated that Facebook would be added to the S&P 500 sooner rather than later. Paul Larson, chief equities strategist at Morningstar, said...

Crosstex Energy (NASDAQ: XTEX) (the Partnership) today announced the commencement of an underwritten public offering of 6,000,000 common units representing limited partner interests of the Partnership. The Partnership will also grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 900,000...

In-flight wireless provider Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO) Monday filed for an Initial Public Offering of 11 million shares. The expected price range is between $15-17, meaning that the company is seeking to raise between $165-187 million. New offerings always raise the question of whether or not investors...

NRG Energy (NYSE: NRG), today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, NRG Yield, Inc. (“NRG Yield”), has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in anticipation of a proposed initial public offering of the Class A common stock of...

If you like to invest in companies that are going public, here are some companies with planned IPOs for the first part of June: ARATANA THERAPEUTICS, INC. (PETX) Nasdaq National Market Price: 11.00-13.00 Shares: 4,250,000 Amount: $63,537,500 Date: 6/14/2013 A development-stage...

Cyan (NYSE: CYNI), headquartered in Petaluma, California, is a network gear and services provider. According to Market Wired, Cyan announced plans to expand its Blue Planet software-defined network applications and improve Planet Inventory and asset management application. Cyan recently had its...