SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Virata Corp., a communication processor chip company, went public November 17, offering 5 million shares at $14 apiece. The company’s stock priced above its $11 to $13 filing range. Credit Suisse First Boston, Warburg Dillon Read L.L.C. and Thomas Weisel Partners L.L.C. underwrote the initial public offering, which left 19.4 million […]
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Online ticket event provider Tickets.com Inc. went public November 4, offering 6.7 million shares at $12.50 apiece. The company’s stock priced above its $10 to $12 filing range. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Online, Credit Suisse First Boston, SG Cowen Securities Corp., E*OFFERING Corp. and Wit Capital Corp. […]
SAN DIEGO – Wireless Facilities Inc., a wireless communications networks company, went public November 5, offering 4 million shares at $15 apiece. The company’s stock priced at the top of its $13 to $15 filing range. Underwritten by Credit Suisse First Boston, Hambrecht & Quist Group and Thomas Weisel Partners L.L.C., the initial public offering […]
FOSTER CITY, Calif. – Internet grocer Webvan Group Inc. went public November 5, offering 25 million shares at $15 apiece. The company’s stock priced at the top of its $13 to $15 filing range. The initial public offering, which left 321.8 million shares outstanding, was underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, […]
DEERFIELD, Ill. – Web Street Inc., an Internet brokerage firm, went public November 17, offering 3.75 million shares at $11 apiece. The company’s stock priced at the top of its $9 to $11 filing range. Fahnestock & Co. Inc., Pacific Crest Securities Inc. and Web Street Securities Inc. underwrote the initial public offering, which left […]
NEW YORK – The communications sector has seen modest but relatively steady growth in the venture funding it receives each year – representing an increase to about 33% of all venture investing in the first three quarters of 1999, up from 27% in 1998. And communications-oriented VCs expect continued growth in venture investing, especially in […]
FLANDERS, N.J. – Rudolph Technologies Inc., a metrology systems company, went public November 12, offering 4.8 million shares at $16 apiece. The company’s stock priced well above its $12 to $14 filing range. BancBoston Robertson Stephens & Co., Bear, Sterns & Co. Inc. and CIBC World Markets underwrote the offering, which left 13.9 million shares […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Retek Inc., an inventory management software company, went public November 18, offering 5.5 million shares at $15 apiece. The company’s stock priced above its $12 to $14 filing range. Underwritten by Credit Suisse First Boston, BancBoston Robertson Stephens and U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, the initial public offering left 45.5 million shares outstanding. There […]
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. – Rainmaker Systems Inc., a marketing services company, went public November 17, offering 5 million shares at $8 apiece. The company’s stock priced at the bottom of its $8 to $10 filing range. Underwritten by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Inc., Thomas Weisel Partners L.L.C., SG Cowen Securities Corp. and DLJdirect Inc., the […]
NEEDHAM, Mass. – SmarterKids.com Inc., an educational products e-tailer, went public November 23, offering 4.5 million shares at $14 apiece. The company’s stock priced in the middle of its $13 to $15 filing range. Underwritten by Hambrecht & Quist Group, U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray and E*OFFERING Corp., the initial public offering left 19.3 million shares […]