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Tag: IPO

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Palantir Pursues Direct Listing with a Twist

cocktail with an orange twist used to lock down agreements

What’s the difference between a stock offering and an epic battle between good and evil? That’s a trick question, at least in the case of Palantir, the secretive data mining company that just filed registration documents in support of a dir...

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Goldman’s Call for More Board Diversity Bears Early Fruit

Apples on branches

When Goldman Sachs speaks, corporations listen. The influential investment bank’s tentacles stretch far and wide across both the global capital markets and the highest levels of policymaking in the United States. So CEO David Solomon essent...

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U.S. Regulators Put Squeeze on Chinese Issuers

Empty toothpaste and brush, holding foreign companies accountable act

Unless your head has been buried in the sand for the past few months (and who could blame you?), you will be acutely aware of escalating tensions between the United States and China. While the coronavirus may dominate the headlines, the mos...

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Intelligize Report: Unicorn IPOs Offer Rainbow of Storylines

Incredible Unicorn floaties, like Beyond Meat

Last year at this time, Intelligize published its first-ever report on unicorn IPOs. Now we’re releasing our second edition, and like the sequel to a hit movie, this one features bigger names, more funding, and better special effects. Okay,...

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Airbnb Opens its Doors to Stakeholders

Open Vintage Door with Blurred Interior

Poke around on the website and it becomes clear that Airbnb fancies itself a different kind of company. The room-sharing and travel service touts itself as “an economic empowerment engine” that ensures the financial impact of tourism stays...

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