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MoneyWeek RSS - All 2009

'flotations' and the process as 'floating' or 'going public'.

MoneyWeek RSS - All 2009

Over the last two days alone, Italian aerospace company Avio and Dutch cable operator Ziggo have said that while flotations remain on track, a decision to postpone could be made at any time.

Manchester United May Delay IPO Marietta Cauchi 2011

Next year, it plans to spin off its insurance arm through two initial public offerings, with separate flotations for the U.S. and European businesses.

ING Can Be More With Less, Says the Reluctant Banker Maarten van Tartwijk 2011

Dangling valuable lures, both NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. have revved up efforts to bring in Web- and mobile-based businesses this year as they position for the next round of social-media flotations, which could include Angie's List, LivingSocial, Twitter and, the crown jewel, Facebook.

NYSE and Nasdaq Face Off in Bid for Hot Web Listings Brendan Conway 2011

The fundraising caps an impressive 12 months for Index, which has benefited handsomely from big money exits including Amazon's £200m buyout of LoveFilm and the $160m £99m public offering of patent firm RPX.Bernard Dallé, a partner at Index, said the growth fund will help late-stage private companies "bridge the gap" between funding rounds and a share offer, as many startups postpone flotations amid the market jitters caused by the eurozone crisis.

Index Ventures launches €500m fund to invest in late-stage startups 2011

In Hong Kong, flotations often include so-called cornerstone investors which can take a chunk of the offering and agree not to sell their shares for a set time period.

Glencore Plans Dual Listing in Hong Kong, London Alison Tudor 2011

London Stock Exchange flotations soar but overall cash-raising declines

London Stock Exchange: festive rally in share prices raises hopes of an end to the gloom 2011

He is also chairman of fashion chain Peacocks and CD-buying group MusicMagpie as they weigh up their own flotations; chairman of electronics group Pace, which is another turnaround job; and a non-executive director of BSkyB enough said.

Europe's biggest central banker cannot stay in the wings for ever 2011

None of this new wave of dotcom flotations has lived up to the initial hype but Facebook is a different beast.

Facebook will needs lots of friends to justify a $100bn flotation 2012