IPO

Ahead of a planned initial public offering in the coming months, ride-hailing company Uber spent $3.1 billion to buy Middle Eastern rival Careem. What Happened Uber and rival Lyft's story is a tale of "David versus Goliath," tech investor Ann Winblad told CNBC Tuesday. While some...

Our brains are wired to like new things, even when they aren’t necessarily better than the old. In the world of investing, nothing is newer or can generate more excitement than an initial public offering—commonly referred to as an IPO. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding IPOs and...

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Lyft, the San Francisco-based ride-hailing startup, filed documents with the Securities Exchange Commission for its initial public offering of equity. The number two ride-sharing company in the United States filed for an initial offering of $100 million—a number that will change as fees are...

Chinese fintech company, 360 Finance Inc. has filed to begin trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol “QFIN.” The Details 360 Finance has experienced significant and consistent growth, with a compound quarterly growth rate of 80.4 percent in loan origination and a rate of 90.5...

Global freelancing website Upwork Inc (NASDAQ: UPWK) saw its shares soar more than 50 percent after it started trading in early October. Here's a roundup of what some of the Street's top analysts are saying as its IPO quiet period expires. The Analysts RBC Capital Markets' Mark...

Brazilian payments processor StoneCo Ltd. is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market Thursday under the ticker symbol “STNE.” The Details StoneCo priced a 50.7-million-share IPO at $24 per share Thursday morning, according to Benzinga Pro.  The company had said in an...

Outdoor lifestyle company Yeti is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “YETI.” The Details Yeti plans to sell 20 million shares of common stock in a range of $19 to $21 per share and raise gross proceeds of $400 million, according to the company...

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Alzheon is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “ALZH.” The Details The company intends to raise $35 million in common stock through the sale of 2.5 million shares. Alzheon anticipates an initial share...

Genome editing company, LogicBio Therapeutics, plans to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “LOGC.” The Company LogicBio develops medicines to treat rare diseases with the ;GeneRide platform. This technology is designed to precisely integrate corrective genes into a...

Software developer SolarWinds is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “SWI.” The company lowered the price range Thursday for the planned IPO. The Company SolarWinds provides information technology infrastructure management software, according to...

Chinese manufacturer Niu Technologies is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “NIU.” The Company Niu Technologies designs, manufactures and sells smart e-scooters on a global scale. According to the company's preliminary F-1 filing, Niu is the...

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company PhaseBio recently filed for an initial public offering. The stock is expected to trade on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “PHAS.” The Company Founded in 2002, PhaseBio develops and researches treatments for orphan cardiopulmonary...

Medical device company SI-Bone, Inc. is set to begin trading on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “SIBN.” The Company SI-Bone has pioneered a minimally invasive surgical implant system to fuse the sacroiliac joint, according to its S-1 filing. The iFuse...

Lithium company Livent is set to begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “LTHM.” The stock is expected to debut Thursday, Oct. 11, although an official IPO date has not yet been released. The Details The company will sell 20 million shares of common stock at...