WebMD Health shares rise 26% on market debut after the company priced its IPO at the top of an estimated range. The company attracts investors’ interest despite the reported loss for the six months of 2005.
Caribou Coffee is among the initial public offerings to be priced this week and is expecting to raise about $68 million in the IPO. It is the fourth Minnesota-based company to go public this year.
The holding company of Chicago Board of Trade boosted the price range but has not yet announced the number of shares to be offered. The trading is expected to commence until the end of this year.
In one of the largest IPOs ever, MasterCard plans to raise $2.45 billion. CBOT replaces William Blair with Sandler as lead for the IPO.
The world’s second largest credit card company may raise as much as two and a half billion dollars in an initial public offering of common stock. The trading is expected to begin early next year. Chicago Board of Trade replaces William Blair with Sandler O'Neill Partners and raises the price range to $45-$49 from $36 per share.
Though traditional summer lull still lingers, the IPO market saw some fresh filings on Friday.
No deal has been priced for the last two weeks as the summer IPO is traditionally idle in early September. Five companies filed for initial public offerings, among which there are two that are planning auction-style OpenIPOs. There aren’t any IPOs on deck for the week of September 12th.
Limited fossil fuel supply and escalating electricity consumption are driving up wholesale electricity prices. This has resulted in higher electricity costs for consumers and highlighted the need to develop new technologies for electricity generation. Solar and wind power generation have emerged as the most rapidly growing renewable energy sources. Following this line of thoughts it won’t be a surprice if solar and wind power firms become more active on the IPO market.
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