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Wall Street wins again: Affirm IPO leaves $1.23 billion (at least) on the table

Here we go again. You’d think that proliferation of direct listings and SPACs last year that enable founders, venture capitalists and big investors to take enterprises public their way would be loosening Wall Street’s grip on the IPOs––a longstanding bonanza for investment banks. But in 2020, 194 tradtional IPOs, the highest total since 2014, got […]

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Affirm goes public at $49, CEO touts firm’s ‘principled’ approach to credit

Affirm, a business that has helped popularize a “buy now pay later” trend for Internet shopping, offered its shares to the public on Wednesday. The listing came weeks after the company pulled back its initial IPO plans amid uncertainty over how to price the sale. Affirm ultimately listed its shares at $49 under the ticker […]

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Affirm hits $100 on opening day after listing at $49 (Updated)

Affirm, a business that has helped popularize a “buy now pay later” trend for Internet shopping, offered its shares to the public on Wednesday. The listing came weeks after the company pulled back its initial IPO plans amid uncertainty over how to price the sale. Affirm ultimately listed its shares at $49 under the ticker […]

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One of the world’s smallest stock exchanges is about to get a little bit bigger

Amata Holding Pcl, a hotel and spa operator, is set to become the seventh company to list on Myanmar’s only stock exchange as the bourse seeks to lure more firms to the platform. The company plans to offer an unspecified number of shares to domestic and foreign investors in a listing targeted before the end […]

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Coinbase Admits IPO at a Landmark for Its crypto Sector

Cryptocurrency giant Coinbase declared on Thursday which has been confidentially filed for a public offering, getting the most up-to-date in a parade of high profile startups to pursue the IPO at 2020. Launched in 2012 as a easy way for customers to buy Bitcoin, Coinbase has {} a conglomerate of both crypto-related company and also […]

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Airbnb, DoorDash Increase prices ranges Before blockbuster week for IPOs

December is defined to be the most adorable year-end on document for initial public offerings from the U.S., together with DoorDash Inc. and Airbnb Inc. prepared to begin trading this week at long-awaited listings. The 2 startups, that are planning to raise a combined $6.2 billion in the bottom of the cost ranges, will likely propel the […]